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Cigar Manufacturing in Ottumwa, lowa: An 85 Year History

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Published by Tom Quinn
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A special ‘Thank You' to Clayton Jones for his assistance in searching through old newspapers looking for information
dealing with cigar manufacturing in Ottumwa, lowa.

lam especially indebted to the people who allowed me to interview them regarding their experiences
working in Ottumwa's cigar factories. Thank you, Martha (Potter) Crossley, Edna (Wimpsett) Breon,

Pansy Burton, Martha (Dougherty) Eddy, Margaret (Watts) Davis, Irene (Fiedler) Beasley, and Bernhardt
Diehn.

Tom Quinn
President, Wapello County Historical Society
December 1989

Thank you! to John Ohlinger for letting me
photograph his vast cigar box collection. He has spent

over 30 years collecting Ottumwa cigar boxes and
cigar memorabilia. Very much appreciated!

TABLE of CONTENTS

1. Cigar Manufacturing in Ottumwa

2. Ottumwa Cigar Manufacturers and their Brands

3. Chronology of Cigar Manufacturing in Ottumwa

4. Maps of Cigar Factory locations

5. Photographs of Cigar Boxes and cigar making tools

John T. Bohe & Co.
Anthony P. Canny Cigar Co.
Dummler & Fecht Cigar Co.
Julius Fecht Cigar Co.
Fisher Cigar Co.

J. L. Gossage Cigar Co.

F. J. Graves & Son Cigar Co.
Willis A. Graves Cigar Co.
Higdon Cigar Co.

Win S. Leas Cigar Co.

Frank Lewis Cigar Co.
MecKaig & Potter Cigar Co.
McKee & Marks Cigar Co.
McKee & Potter Cigar Co.
Daniel F. Morey Cigar Co.
Morey & Myers Cigar Co.
Neville & Higdon Cigar Co.
Ostdiek Cigar Co.

Pallister Brothers Cigar Co.
George Potter & Brother Cigar Co.
William Potter Cigar Co.

L. F. Stark Cigar Co.

Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co.
Union Cigar Co.

Wapello Cigar Co.

6. Newspaper Ads for Cigars

7. Cigar Workers Strike of 1899

8. Cigar Box Manufacturing

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9. The People Behind the Cigars

Paul Amelang
Charles S. Bigham
Robert A. Bigham
George B. Bohe
John T. Bohe
John W. Calhoun
Anthony P. Canny
S. R. Cheadle
Charles V. Clark
John Dummler
Fred A. Ehrmann
Emil Fecht

Julius Fecht

Dan Findlay
Graves Cigar Factories
Joseph L. Gossage
William Hendricks
Kingsbaker Brothers
Win S. Leas

Frank Lewis
Samuel Loeb
James H. Mclintire
James H. McKaig
Frank D. McKee
Oscar E. Miller
Daniel F. Morey, Sr.
lra A. Myers

T. Frank Norfolk
Herman J. Ostdiek
Otto Ott

Charles O’Malley
Pallister Brothers
George Potter, Sr.
William Potter, Jr.
Lewis Stark, Sr.

R. Lee Stentz
Thomas Sumner
Tim Turpin
William E. Utecht
H. L. Waterman
Herman Wendt
Henry A. Zangs

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10. Interviews with Former Cigar Factory Workers
e Martha (Potter) Crossley
e Pansy Burton
e Martha (Dougherty) Eddy
e Edna (Wimpsett) Breon
e Margaret (Watts) Davis

11. Interviews with Former Cigar Box Factory Workers
e lrene (Fiedler) Beasley
e Bernhardt Diehn

12. A Listing of Cigar Factory Workers for Selected Years

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e 1890
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e 1935

13. Anatomy of a Cigar Box

14. Julius Fecht Cigar Co., Federally Mandated
Reporting of Tobacco Manufacturers: 1894

Appendix 1: Cigar Manufacturers in lowa — 1882 with factory number

Appendix 2: Cigar Manufacturers in lowa — 1893 with factory number

Appendix 3: lowa Cigar Manufacturers by City (1902)

Appendix 4: Internal Revenue Tax Districts for lowa

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Cigar Manufacturing in Ottumwa, lowa: An 85 Year History

Once upon a time in a growing city upon a riverbank, there was a thriving young industry. It was
somewhat of a fairy tale industry with mystery and intrigue. There were trips to foreign countries, box
makers, traveling salesmen, rollers, and strippers. There were names like "Lone Widow," the "A No.1,"
“Long John," "Rattler," and "Big Diamond." Armed guards escorted wagons loaded with valuable cargos.
Some would say that there was something "aromatic" about all the goin's on in the industry that grew
along that riverbank.

This was no ordinary industry, though. It was the cigar manufacturing industry and it made a significant
impact on the growth and prosperity of the Des Moines River city called Ottumwa, lowa.

Cigar manufacturing began In Ottumwa in 1868 on a small scale with L. Danbaum making cigars on Main
Street, opposite the Union Block. Mr. Danbaum had one employee making cigars. He didn’t stay in
business very long. In 1869, Danbaum & Cohen opened a cigar manufacturer. They filed for bankruptcy
in May of 1971.

Also in 1868, Joseph Leighton opened a cigar store and made a few cigars. He got raided by the Internal
Revenue Service and all of his leaf tobacco was seized because taxes were not paid on the tobacco.

Cigar manufacturing really started in earnest with one young man’s dream while he worked on his
father’s farm in Ulster County, New York.

Daniel Morey was the young dreamer's name. Daniel not only learned the ways of agriculture from his
father, but he also learned how to make a good cigar.

At age 20, Daniel Morey left the farm and traveled west to Ottumwa, lowa to seek his fortune. The year
was 1871 and Ottumwa was in an exciting period, ripe for fortunes to be made on new ideas.

When Daniel arrived in Ottumwa, he found the city vibrant and prosperous. New and diverse industries
were springing up to serve the pent-up demand of a nation still rebounding from a civil war. Five
railroads brought over one hundred train loads of products into Ottumwa and Wapello County every
day. Ottumwa was quickly becoming a major shipping point and wholesale trade center.

In 1871 there were a few cigar stores in town, but no manufacturers. Many of the cigars sold in
Ottumwa were shipped in from Chicago and elsewhere. Daniel Morey started a small cigar factory to
meet local demand. At first there was a reluctance on the part of the cigar store owners to stock Daniel's
brand of cigars. "Scratch your name off of the cigar boxes," one store clerk once told him, "then we can
pass them off as Chicago cigars." Slowly the reputation of "Ottumwa made" cigars spread. It wasn't long
before avid cigar smokers were asking for Daniel's cigars by name. "Give me one of those La Flor de
Mayo brand cigars," they would say.

Daniel Morey's success in the cigar manufacturing business didn't go unnoticed by other young
enterprising men in Ottumwa. Soon a handful of other cigar factories sprung up. The skill of the cigar
makers developed as did the quality of their cigars. The demand for "a good five cent cigar" caused the
fledgling industry to prosper and grow.

Robert Bigham also started to manufacture cigars early in 1871. A March 16, 1871 advertisement in the
Ottumwa Democrat newspaper proclaims Robert Bigham as “The only Exclusive Tobacco House in the
City.” His cigar factory was located on Main Street, between Market and Green streets.

The Kingsbaker Brothers started making cigars in 1872. They were a large company where many future
cigar factory owners got their start in the business. The Kingsbaker Brothers sold out to Morey & Myers
Cigar Co. in 1888.

By 1878 the value of cigars manufactured in Ottumwa reached $52,000. Ottumwa's cigar factories
accounted for ten percent of the total value of products manufactured in the city. Total wholesale and
retail sales of tobacco products was $141,000. This compares to $146,000 in total sales for hardware
and $350,000 for groceries.

In 1879 there were five cigar manufacturers in Ottumwa. They were mostly small in size, employing a
dozen or fewer employees each, but they were gaining a reputation as premiere cigar manufacturers.
Some of the firms operated out of their owners' homes, others located in second and third floor
quarters in downtown buildings. One firm, Bensberg and Cheadle, was a wholesale liquor dealer who
took on cigar manufacturing as a sideline to expand their wholesale business.

It was during the 1870's and 1880's that many people, who would later start their own cigar factories,
learned their trade.

On January 1, 1888, the first wooden cigar box factory began operations in Ottumwa. A.S. Cook located
his cigar box factory on the third floor of the Finley block at 112 E. Main Street. The factory soon
outgrew these quarters and in the early spring of 1890 a new two-story building was built at 410 S.
Green Street in south Ottumwa. By 1890 Mr. Cook's cigar box factory was employing twelve people and
producing up to 1,000 cigar boxes a day.

The cigar making industry grew slowly until 1890 when eleven firms were making cigars. A somewhat
exaggerated newspaper account in 1890 boasted that there were 500 cigar makers in the city making
ten million cigars a year for a value of $400,000. In reality, there were probably around 200 cigar makers
producing between six and ten million cigars a year. The cigar manufacturing firm of Julius Fecht
produced on million cigars in 1890 and distributed them throughout lowa, northern Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, and South Dakota. A cigar maker in 1890 made about $8.70 a week.

Although the cigar manufacturing industry in Ottumwa lasted for over 80 years, its heyday was from
1890 until the mid- 1920’s. Well over 400 people were employed in the industry from just after the turn
of the century until the early 1920’s. In 1899 there were sixteen cigar manufacturers. For the next
twenty-five years the number of cigar manufacturers decreased, but the companies were larger,
producing more cigars and employing more people.

Some of the tobacco used to manufacture cigars was imported from Cuba. From Havana, Cuba, bales of
tobacco were loaded onto ships bound for Miami. After arriving in Miami, the tobacco was loaded onto
wagons and hauled overland to Ottumwa. Armed guards escorted the wagons to protect the valuable
cargo from bandits. Later, when the rail system was better developed, the tobacco would come to
Ottumwa on trains.

Many cigar boxes have the word “Havana” stamped on them. This usually refers to a strain of domestic
tobacco and does not necessarily mean that the cigars contain imported tobacco.

In 1902, about one-third of the cigar factory workforce were men, the other two-thirds were women.
Cigar makers earned on average $7.50 a week. A good cigar roller could make $10.50 a week. Most cigar
rollers were men. Women held jobs in the packing department, shipping, and stripping. They made on
average $2.50 a week. High end pay for women was $8 a week.

By 1910 well over 400 people were employed in the cigar manufacturing industry in Ottumwa. Nearly
half of the cigar makers in 1910 were young, un-married women living at home with their parents. In
those days, the cigar industry provided many young people with their first jobs — like the fast-food
industry of today.

In the early days, the heart of the cigar manufacturing industry was centered in downtown Ottumwa.
The 200 block of East Main Street and the 100 and 200 blocks of South Market Street housed the bulk of
the factories. The largest factories occupied entire buildings while some of the smaller ones were
located above ground floor retail stores.

It took many people to operate a cigar factory. It was highly labor intensive. All cigars were hand-made.
Commercial travelers, now known as traveling salesmen, would ride around the country promoting the
products and taking orders from retail businesses. In the factory there were strippers, cigar makers,
packers, rollers, shippers, foremen, timekeepers, bookkeepers, stenographers, and salesmen. The
tobacco would arrive at the factory in large bales. Since a tax had to be paid on the weight of the bale, it
was carefully handled to avoid waste. There were two basic grades of tobacco. The highest quality,
largest leafed tobacco was used as an outer wrapper on the cigars. This was often Cuban tobacco. The
poorer quality, smaller leafed tobacco was used to make the cigar’s core or “filler.” The filler tobacco
sometimes came from Pennsylvania.

The tobacco leaves were wet down so that they would be pliable and not brittle. Strippers carefully
removed, that is “stripped off,” the leaf from the stem. The tobacco would be laid across the leg and
gently rubbed to remove the wrinkles. The damp, smooth tobacco would be tied in small bundles called
“hands.” The tobacco destined to become the filler would be dried on large racks for several hours
before it would be pressed in molds. The high-quality tobacco would be kept in the “hand” where it
would remain soft and pliable. This tobacco would be rolled out thin and used as the “wrapper” or
outside covering for the cigars.

Cigar makers would roll and press the smaller leaves in wooden cigar molds where they would remain
for several hours. The ends of the cigar “fillers” were cut off to a uniform size. The cigar fillers were then
removed from the molds and diagonally wrapped with an inch and one-half wide strip of high-quality
tobacco. They had to be wrapped just right to allow for the proper air circulation when smoked. The
cigars were then banded with the company’s brand name and sorted by color: dark, medium and light.
They were then packed by color and put into boxes of 50 cigars each. The filled cigar boxes were sealed
to keep in the freshness. The unused scraps were used to make pipe tobacco. Beginning in the late
1920’s, cigars were individually wrapped in cellophane wrappers to preserve the freshness.

Young, unmarried women would sometimes put their names and addresses inside the cigar boxes as
they packed them, hoping that an eligible young man would find it and call on them.

The cigar manufacturing industry began to wane in the mid 1920’s. Machine rolled cigarettes replaced
cigars. By 1929 there were only four cigar manufacturers left in Ottumwa. The Ottumwa Cigar Box
Factory closed May 31, 1929. Three cigar manufacturers struggled through the depression years. In 1931
the industry was employing less than 100 people. The Julius Fecht Cigar Company was the last cigar
manufacturer in Ottumwa. It closed its doors for good on December 28, 1953 after 70 years in business.
The cigar industry had made its mark on Ottumwa. It created jobs and opportunities for people. It
spread the name of Ottumwa as a quality manufacturing and wholesale center. The cigar industry left a
legacy of over 80 years of good smells and good smokes.

Ottumwa Cigar Manufacturers and their Brands

1868 — 1953

The dates that the cigar factories were in business are derived from city directories, old cigar boxes,
advertisements, and newspaper articles. Dates are only approximate and should not be taken as exact.

Manufacturer — (Approximate dates in business) — Brands made
A

Paul Amelang: (1882 — 1902) Queen of May, Blue Bell, No. 15
B

Bensberg and Cheadle Cigar Co.: (1882 - 1886) Reduction
Charles S. Bigham: (1892 — 1901)

Robert Bigham: (1871 — 1892) Virginia Leaf, Connecticut

L. H. Blimck: (1882)

George Bohe and Brother: (1882)

John T. Bohe: (1916 — 1920) Robert Lee

Bohe and Ullrich Cigar Co.: (1888 - 1890) Prize Lilly, Autumn Queen
Bohe and Ellis Cigar Co.: (1894)

Jesse O. Black Cigar Co.: (1888)

Blunk and Oehlschlager Cigar Co.: (1879)

C. S. Cade: (1892)

Anthony P. Canny Cigar Co.: (1908 - 1911) Old Kid, Uzzona
Canny and Clark: (1905)

Canny and Crawford: (1903-1905)

Charles V. Clark: (1897 — 1902) No. 23

Cunningham Brothers: (1892)

Cunningham and Erbacher: (1894)

L. Danbaum: (1868)

Danbaum & Cohn: ( 1869 — 1870)

Dummler and Fecht: (1890) Fast Mail

Fred (Fritz) A. Enrman Cigar Co.: (1901 - 1920) Manifesto, Commercial Club
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Julius Fecht: (1884 - 1953) Little Yara, Three Star, Veto, Log Cabin, Wild Rose, Little Wild Rose, Western
Star, Club Firsts, Key West, Columbia, Golden Rule, Elk, O.K Panatelas, O.K. Breves, Star 5’s, My Own,
Universal Special, Universal Java, Universal Royal, Universal Imperial

Findlay Cigar Factory: (1901 - 1911) Special, Little Dutchman

Fisher Cigar Co.: (late 1870’s to early 1880’s) Imported Leaf

Joseph L. Gossage: (1901 - 1905) The Hermit

Graves Brothers Cigar Co.: (1888) Jack Pot, Cuban Rose

F. J. Graves and Son: (1892 - 1915) Tom Potter Blunts, Little Miss Muffett, Monogram, Scottish Rite

Willis A. Graves Cigar Co.: (1916 - 1928) Federal Court, Little Tom Potter, Masonic Knights, Bogey Four,
Graves’ Hand Made

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Harkert Cigar Factory: (1911 — 1912)

Hawkeye Cigar Co.: (1902 - 1905) The Five Step, The Crystal Flake, The Reminder, Turpin’s Ottumwa,
Credito Puerto Rico, Infantes, Robin Hood, lowa Traveler, Victoria De Cuba Regalia

William A. Hendricks: (1899 — 1901) and (1924 — 1927)

Hendricks and Company: (1892): Pickwith Five

Hendricks & Overturf Cigar Co.: (1922)

E. P. Hommowun Cigar Factory: (1890 — 1898)

Robert E. Jarvis Cigar Co.: (1922)

Kingsbaker Brothers: (1872 - 1888) C. B. & Q., The Leader, The Sunshine
L

Win Leas: (1881 - 1894) The Big Q Cigar, The Little Master

Joseph Leighton: (1868)

Frank Lewis: (1927 — late 1940’s) Henry Vane, Jitney

Tobias Loeb: (1884 - 1891)

*MicKaig and Potter: (1907 — 1918) Rettop’s, 101

McKee and Marks Cigar Co.: (1918 - 1924) Key Mark, Yellow Cab

McKee and Potter: (1899 - 1917) Armas Del Ray, Gold Coin, Little Gold Coin, General Drake, Spanish
Queen, Bill’s Kids, Puritana, Monogram

O. E. Miller: (1882)
Daniel F. Morey Cigar Co.: (1871 — 1887) La Flor de Mayo

Morey and Myers: (1883 - 1906) American Girl, La Flor De Mayo, La Rosa, Lone Widow, Silver Chime,
Little Knocker, Leaders, Red Ring, Slim Jim, Latest Choice, Tonic, Tokalong, Little Mayo, Little Miss
Muffett, Happy Thought, El Mayo, Morey’s Fat Cigar, Up-to-Date. “Political Campaign” cigar brands:
Cleveland and Thurman (1888), Harrison and Morton (1888)

*M.P.R.L. Cigar Co.: (1907 — 1918) Mi Confianza, Club Seconds, Nuff Sed, M.P.R.L.

Neville & Higdon Cigar Co., (Thomas Neville): (1897 - 1902) Marinola

Norfolk Brothers Cigar Co.: (1897 — 1905) No. 188

Northrup & Waterman Cigar Co.: (1873)

James O’Connell and Brothers.: (1892)

Charles O’Malley Cigar Co.: (1903 - 1905) (also known as the Wizard Cigar Co.) Ki Ki, The Victor
Jacob Oehlschlager Cigar Co.: (1878)

Herman J. Ostdiek: (1891 - 1902) Cuban Hand Made, Wapello Club, Cuban Five, X-Ray
p

Pallister Brothers: (1889 - 1927) The Pallister Cigar, Santa Rosa, Pallister’s Dozen, Rosa Americana, Blue
Jay, Little Dandies, Pearl of Pekin, Golden Crown, Imported Register, Prime Seconds, A No. 1, Long John,
Moss Rose, My Jack, Key West, Stock Exchange, Henry Vane, Legion of Honor, Pallister S40, Pallister U.S.
Smoker, No Binder Cigar, La Thella, La Rosa de Cuba, La Afinidad, A.C.T., Trinidad, Alma Rosa, Trotter,
Gephart Best, After Dinner, Liona, Havana Seconds, Crown Rose, George the Fifth Club House, Havana
Leaf, Pallister’s Hand Made, San Rayo, Pony, Pallister’s Legion d’Honneur

George Potter and Brother: (1919 - 1930) Virginia Vall Bouquet, Charles the Fourth, Prime Seconds

William Potter & Son Cigar Co: (1905)

William Potter Cigar Co.: (1930 - 1941) Broadleaf, Little Ben, Robert Lee, La Flora De Mayo, Potter’s
Specials

Patrick Queeney: (1910 — 1912)

Samuel of Posen Cigar Co.: (1888 — 1892), Samuel Loeb: Sam’! of Posen, Resolution, Saint of Powers
Silver Nugget Cigar Factory: (1881)

Smith and Schwartz Cigar Co.: (1910) Ottumwa Booster, Gypsette, S& §$
L. F. Stark Cigar Co: (1902 — 1912): On Deck, Special

Stark Brothers Factory: (1889): On Deck

Stentz and Bohe: (1904 — 1916) Little Ben, Robert Lee

Thomas Sumner: (1901 - 1902) Ottumwa Queen

Amos Swartz Cigar Co.: (1903 — 1907)

Tim Turpin: (1906 — 1915)

Union Cigar Co.: (1899 - 1919), Fritz H. Enrman: The Rattler, Manifesto, Commercial Club, Black Poodle,
Big Diamond

William E. Utecht Cigar Co.: (1915 — 1928)

C. B. Ullrich: (1892)

U. & L. Cigar Co.: (1914 - 1916)

W. W. Wallace: (1892)

Harrison L. Waterman: (1874 - 1879) Challenge

Wapello Cigar Co.: (1899 — 1910), Emil Fecht: Gold Seal, Twisthead, Little Yara, Corona Del Rey, May
Flower

Herman Wendt & Co.: (1878 - 1879)

H. A. Zangs Cigar Factory: (1888) Ottumwa Leader, Kickapoo, No. 15, Prairie Queen, Pea Cock, Golden
Grape, Tambourine

*Note: McKaig and Potter Cigar Co. and M.P.R.L. Cigar Co. had many overlapping owners. William Potter, Jr. and
James H. McKaig were owners in both companies. In 1908, Frank Lewis was also a partner in M.P.R.L. Cigar Co. At
one time, McKaig and Potter Cigar Co. employed 85 cigar makers.

Chronology of Cigar Manufacturing in Ottumwa, lowa

1868 -- -- L. Danbaum, Main St.; employed one cigar maker

Joseph Leighton

1869 -- -- Danbaum & Cohen

1871 -- -- Daniel F. Morey arrived in Ottumwa in 1871 and began manufacturing cigars. He is known
as the “father of cigar manufacturing” in Ottumwa. He manufactured cigars for three decades in
Ottumwa. He also operated Morey Clay Products Company. Mr. Morey was born on February 16, 1851
in Ulster County, New York. He was raised on a farm where he learned about cigar making. D. F. Morey
was in partnership with Ira A. Myers in the manufacture of cigars for over 15 years from about 1888
until 1906 or 1907.

Robert Bigham, Main St. between Market and Green Streets

1872 -- -- Kingsbaker Brothers moved their cigar factory “to the rooms vacated by Gregg Dry Goods
store.” (Ottumwa Weekly Courier, March 28, 1872)

1878 -- -- Ottumwa Weekly Courier newspaper on January 22, 1879 reports that for the year 1878,
total retail and wholesale sales of cigars and tobacco by Ottumwa businesses was $141,000. This
compares to $146,000 for hardware and $350,000 for groceries. The same newspaper article reports
that the value of cigars manufactured in Ottumwa in 1878 was $52,000. The cigar factories accounted
for ten percent of the total value of products manufactured in Ottumwa in 1878.

1879 -- -- Five Cigar Manufacturers Employing 29 People.

Blunck and Oehlschlager, 208 E. Main Street
Henry Blunck and Jacob Oehlschlager, residence 323 W. Main Street; 5 employees listed.

Kingsbaker Brothers, 227 E. Main Street. Cigars and tobacco manufacturers and wholesalers.
Ben and Theodore Kingsbaker. 10 employees listed.

D. F. Morey, 111 S. Court St., manufacturer and dealer.
Daniel F. Morey resided at 320 E. 2" Street. 5 employees listed.

H. L. Waterman, 304 E. Main St., Cigar manufacturer and dealer. 4 employees listed.

Herm Wendt, 237 E. Main St., Cigar manufacturer and dealer. Resided at same address. No
other employees listed in the city directory.

1881 -- --
Silver Nugget Cigar Factory, 220 East Main Street

1882

1884

-- -- Ten Cigar Manufacturers.

Paul Amelang, South Ottumwa. Cigar maker and dealer. Business and residence address the
same.

Bensberg and Cheadle, 432 E. Main St., Cigar manufacturers and dealer. Also, wholesale liquors,
bottlers of Best Milwaukee Beer. Jacob Bensberg lived on E. Main Street between College and
Vine Streets. He had been a resident of Ottumwa since 1875. Shepherd R. Cheadle resided on
Jefferson Street between 4"" and 5" Streets. He had been a resident of Ottumwa since 1878.

Robert Bigham, 109 S. Market Street; residence same as factory.
L. H. Blimck

George Bohe and Brother

Kingsbaker Brothers, 225 E. Main St.

Tobias Loeb, 302 E. Main St., in Ballingall House building. Manufacturer and dealer. Residence
S.E. corner of 2" and Wapello Streets. Samuel Loeb is salesman for Tobias Loeb.

Win S. Leas, 110 E. Second St. Manufacturer of all kinds of cigars.
O. E. Miller

E. J. Morey, 220 E. Main Street. Manufacturers of fine cigars. D. F. Morey, manager. Residence
on 2™ Street between Holt and McLean streets. Ottumwa resident since 1871.

-- -- Six Cigar Manufacturers Employing 19 People

Bensberg and Cheadle, 412 E. Main Street, 2" floor. Jacob Bensberg resided at 635 E. Main St.
Shepherd R. Cheadle resided at 215 N. Jefferson Street. Primarily wholesale liquor dealers
located at 432 E. Main St.; Note: Julius Fecht listed as foreman.

Robert Bigham Cigar Factory, 209 S. Market St., (southwest corner of Market and 2™ streets)
2" floor. Residence the same address.

Julius Fecht, residence 412 E. Main St., 2™ floor. Worked as foreman at Bensberg and Cheadle.
Sometime during 1884 he started his own cigar manufacturing business in an “old shack.”

Win S. Leas Cigars, 110 E. 2™ St. Residence 220 W. 3 St. Made “The Big Q Cigar” brand.
Tobias Loeb, 304 E. Main St., Residence 334 W. 2™ St., Cigars and tobacco.

E. J. Morey Cigars, 220 E. Main St., Manufacturer of cigars.

1886

1888

-- -- Seven Cigar Manufacturers Employing 30 People
Bensberg and Cheadle, 105 W. 2" St., upstairs

Robert Bigham, 128 (126?) E. 2™ St., residence same address

Julius Fecht, 412 E. Main St., Boards at Buckeye Restaurant

Graves Bros., 111 S. Court St., A. H. Graves, resides at 632 W. 2™ St.
Win S. Leas, 322 E. Main Street

Tobias Loeb, 304 E. Main St., residence at 215 N. Jefferson Street

E. J. Morey, 215 E. Main Street, resides at 534 W. 2" Street

Kingsbaker Bros. — wholesalers

Samuel Loeb — news dealer, 304 E. Main St.

Pallister Bros. — confectioners

-- -- Eight Cigar Manufacturers and Two Cigar Box Manufacturers
The average weekly wage paid to a cigar factory worker in 1888 was $8.70.

Bigham Cigar Factory, 126 E. 2" St., Robert Bigham, resides at 640 W. Mill St.
J. O. Black, 207 E. Main St., Jesse O. Black, residence at 518 W. Main St.

Bohe and Ullrich, 115 W. 2" St., L. M. Bohe, residence 717 W. Main St.; Charles B. Ullrich,
residence 115 W. 2 St.

Julius Fecht, 211 S. Market St., boards at Dick’s Hotel

Graves Brothers., northwest corner of Main and Court Streets. Alfred H. Graves, residence 632
W. 2™ St.; Frank J. Graves, residence 1015 Hackberry St.

Win S. Leas, 332 E. Main St., residence 513 W. 2™ St.

Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 105 — 107 Main St., D. F. Morey, president. Residence 428 W. 2™
St.; lra A. Myers, secretary-treasurer. Residence 322 E. 5" Street (Morey and Myers bought out
Kingsbaker Brothers Cigar Co.) June 20, 1888 Ottumwa Weekly Democrat newspaper says,
“They make and sell cigars at the rate of 600,000 per month. At the time of our visit sixty men
were busily at work fashioning all the best-known brands, and each man turning out 300 cigar
each per day.”

H. A. Zangs Cigar Factory, 227 Main St. (June 1888: 109 — 111 S. Court St.)
Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 112 E. Main St., A.S. Cook, manager. Residence 412 W. 2" St.

Pallister Brothers., 220 E. Main St., cigar box manufacturers and confectioners

1890 -- -- Eleven Cigar Manufacturers Employing 103 People

Paul Amelang, 133 W. Main St. The September 13, 1890 Ottumwa Press reported that 18
people were employed by Paul Amelang. They made between 30,000 and 60,000 cigars a
month. Their cigars were sold in lowa and Dakota.

Robert Bigham Cigar Factory, 126 E. 2"? St.

Bohe and Ullrich, 115 W. 2™ St. Mrs. L. M. Bohe and Charles Ullrich. By the end of 1890, Charles
Ullrich was managing his own cigar manufacturing company. An article in the September 13,
1890 Ottumwa Press reported that his company employed 8 people and paid $300 a month in
total wages.

Julius Fecht, 211 S. Market St., Boards at Barker House. Produces 1 million cigars a year.
Distributes throughout lowa, northern Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The
September 13, 1890 Ottumwa Press reported that the company was employing 14 people and
paying out $120 a week in total wages. Mr. Ed Nye was traveling salesman.

Graves Brothers, 111 S. Court St., Founded by F. J. and A. H. Graves. September 13, 1890
Ottumwa Press reported 20 to 50 employees.

E. P. Hommowun Cigar Factory, 108 W. 5" St.

Win S. Leas Cigar Factory, 221 S. Market St. Newspaper ad stated “our eleventh year” in
business.

Morey and Myers Cigar Company, 103 W. Main St., D. F. Morey and Ira Myers. Products
include: “American Girl,” a superior Havana Cigar; “La Flor De Mayo,” “La Rosa,” “Lone Widow,”
and “Silver Chime.” September 13, 1890 Ottumwa Press reported that 75 people worked in the
factory with an additional 6 traveling salesmen. Company sold $200,000 a year, over half of
which were their own cigars.

Pallister Brothers., 220 E. Main St., Founded by John Pallister in 1878 as a confectioner. Also
sold ice cream and fruits. Began cigar making in late 1880’s. Manufacturers of The Pallister
Cigar, A No.1, Long John, Moss Ross, Rosa Americana, and Improved Register cigars.

Samuel of Posen Cigar Factory, 335 E. Main St. (New Opera House building). Samuel Loeb
manufacturer and retailer. Established in 1888. Employs 7 people. September 13, 1890
Ottumwa Press reported that 1890 was the company’s second year in operation. They produced
375,000 cigars in 1890; S60 to $75 a week in total wages paid to workers. Manufactured Sam’!
Posen, the best 5 cent cigar in Ottumwa.

Stark Brothers Cigar Factory, 819 S. Green Street.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 401 S. Green St., Established January 1, 1888 by Mr. A. S. Cook. In
1890 eleven people were employed making 1,000 cigar boxes a day. Mr. Cook planned to
expand the size of his manufacturing operation.

Pallister Brothers., 220 E. Main St., classified listing in newspaper under “cigar box
manufacturers.”

1892

1893

-- -- Fourteen Cigar Manufacturers Employing 117 People
Paul Amelang, 133 W. Main St., resided at 508 Ward St.

Bigham Cigar Co., 125 E. 2™ St., Charles Bigham, residence S. Green St.

C. S. Cade, 506 E. Main St., Cyrus Cade, residence 363 Jay St.

Cunningham Bros., 312 E. Main St., John and James Cunningham

Julius Fecht, 211 S. Market St, upstairs. J. Fecht rooms over 213 S. Market St.

Graves Cigar Co., 111 S. Court St., A. H. Graves, residence 915 W. 5" St.

F. J. Graves and Son, 321 E. Main St., F. J. and W. A. Graves both reside at 1015 Hackberry St.

U. L. Hendricks and Co., 838 Church St., McIntire block.
E. P. Hommowun, 215 W. Main St., residence the same
Win S. Leas, 221 S. Market St., residence 423 W. 2" St.
Samuel Loeb, cigar manufacturer, residence 215 N. Jefferson St.

Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 105 — 107 W. Main St., D. F. Morey, president. Ira A. Myers,
secretary. Residence 322 E. 5" St.

Pallister Bros., 220 E. Main St., Cigar manufacturer and confectioner. John, Henry, and Tom
Pallister.

W. W. Wallace, 847 Church St., residence 468 Davis St.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 401 Green St., A. S. Cook proprietor. Residence 342 Weller St.

-- -- Fifteen Cigar Manufacturers
Paul Amelang, 133 W. Main St.

L. M. Bohe

R. Bigham

Cunningham Brothers. 312 E. Main St.
Julius Fecht

Graves Cigar Co., 111 S. Court St.
Graves and Son

Levi Hammonwon

Hendricks and Co.

W. S. Leas, 221 S. Market St.

Morey Meyers Cigar Co.

James O’Connell and Brothers
Pallister Brothers

C. B. Ulrich

W. W. Wallace

1893 -- -- February -- -- A quote from the “Annual Trade Review” of the Ottumwa Courier
Newspaper, page 31.
“The cigar manufacturers of the city manufacture over ten million cigars annually and
employ five hundred people. Their product is sold ina half dozen states. Ottumwa is the
second city in lowa in the manufacture of cigars.”

1894 -- -- Fourteen Cigar Manufacturers Employing 153 People
Paul Amelang, 133 W. Main St.
Charles Bigham, 617 E. Mill St., residence 619 E. Mill St.
Bohe and Ellis, 211 S. Market St., Ed A. Ellis
Cunningham and Erbacher, 312 E. Main St.

Julius Fecht and Brother, 224 — 226 S. Market St., Julius Fecht residence 213 S. Market St., Emil
Fecht residence 128 E. Court St., Twenty-two employees listed in the city directory.

Graves Cigar Co., 111 S. Court St., A. H. Graves, residence 528 W. 5" St.
F. J. Graves and Son, 319 E. Main St.

Win S. Leas Cigar Co., 219-221 S. Market St., residence 427 W. 4" St.
James Montague, 519 Mill St.

Morey and Myers, foot of Court St., D. F. Morey and Ira Myers
Ottumwa Cigar Co., 128 E. Main St.

Pallister Brothers., 220 E. Main St., Cigars and confectioners. John, Thomas A. and W. H.
Pallister

Riordan and Stevens, 130 E. Main St.
Charles Ulrich, 114. E.2"? St.
Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 611 Bashaw. A. S. Cook. Residence 308 N. Weller

T. B. Gephart, 710 Church St., cigar box manufacturer

1896 -- -- Ottumwa Daily Democrat Newspaper — Souvenir of the 2nd Regiment Encampment,
August 1, 1896. T. F. Norfolk is pictured in a news story. Mr. Norfolk manufacturers the celebrated “No.
188” cigar. He also manufacturers a number of other brands. His trade area is lowa and northern
Missouri. Business is growing.

H. J. Ostdiek, store at 304 E. Main Street. Leading news stand, cigar and tobacco store of the
city. He has been in business since 1891. Recently moved cigar manufacturing factory into larger and
more convenient quarters, occupying entire 3 floor over Scott’s Drug Store. His leading brands are
“Cuban Hand Made” and “Wapello Club,” both ten cent cigars. He also makes “Cuban Five” and “X-Ray,”
five cent cigars.

1897 -- -- Fifteen Cigar Manufacturers
Paul Amelang, 126 Ward Street. Residence the same.
James R. Baker, 402 Hancock Street. Residence the same.
George Bohe, 215 S. Market Street. Residence at 217 E. Holt
Charles V. Clark, 401 E. Main Street. Residence at 326 E. Main Street
Fritz A. Ehrmann, 131 W. Main Street. Residence at 1001 Plumb
Julius Fecht, 224 S. Market. Rooms at 210 E. Main Street

F. J. Graves and Son, 324 E. Main St., Frank J. Graves, residence 1015 Hackberry St.; Willis A.
Graves, residence 1015 Hackberry

William E. Joseph, 106 W. 2" St., residence 205 N. Davis St.
Morey and Myers, 209 S. Court Street. Daniel F. Morey and Ira A. Myers
Thomas S. Neville, 103 S. Court Street. Residence at 707 N. Court St.

Norfolk Brothers. Cigar Co., 217 S. Market Street. Manufacturers of “No. 188” brand cigars. T.
Frank Norfolk residence 442 W. Maple. J. L. Norfolk residence at La Plata, Missouri.

O’Connell Brothers, 915 Hackberry. Joseph and Bart J. O’Connell. Both live at 915 Hackberry
Herman J. Ostdiek, 301 E. Main St., Resides at 624 N. Court

Pallister Brothers, 220 E. Main Street, John A., Thomas A., and W. Henry Pallister

Sisson and Co., 112 E. Main Street. L. W. Sisson resides at 133 Lincoln Ave.; And J. C. Stevens

Frank M. Harmon, 710 Church St., cigar box manufacturer. Rooms at 215 E. Main St.

1899 -- -- Sixteen Cigar Manufacturers
Paul Amelang, 126 N. Ward St.
Charles Bigham, 621 E. Mill St.

1901

George B. Bohe, 215 S. Market Street. Wife — Elizabeth M.; Residence 217 E. Holt St.
Charles V. Clark, 401 E. Main St., Manufacturer of “No. 23” union made brand of cigars.
Julius Fecht, 222 S. Market St., Rooms at 210 E. Main St.

Graves Cigar Co., 111 S. Court. A. H. Graves, proprietor. (A. H. Graves died 12/14/1898.)
F. J. Graves and Son, 324 E. Main Street

William A. Hendricks, 418 Church Street

McKee and Potter, 111 S. Green Street

Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 209 S. Court Street

Thomas S. Neville and Co., 105 S. Court Street

Norfolk Brothers Cigar Co., 116 S. Market Street

Joseph O’Connell and Brother, 414 E. Main Street. Joseph and Bart J. O’Connell.
Herman J. Ostdiek, 109 E. 2" Street

Pallister Brothers, 202 E. Main Street. Cigar manufacturers and confectioners. Manufactured
“Stock Exchange” brand of clear Havana cigars.

Union Cigar Co., 107 W. Main Street. F. A. Ehrmann, J. J. Wachter, and W. M. Edwards, partners.
Brands of cigars made included “Manifesto,” “Commercial Club,” “Black Poodle,” “Rattler,” and
“Big Diamond.”

Frank M. Harmon, 710 Church Street. Cigar box manufacturer.

-- -- Fifteen Cigar Manufacturers Employing 232 People

Oct. 29, 1901 Ottumwa Democrat Newspaper says there are six union shops and 12 non-
union shops in Ottumwa. Eight are doing business ona large scale.

P. Amelang, 126 N. Ward. Paul Amelang. Wife — Mary. Residence same as business.

C. V. Clark, 322 E. Main Street. Charles V. Clark. Wife — Ida. Residence 326 E. Main St.

Julius Fecht, 222 S. Market Street. Julius Fecht. Wife — Anna. Residence 131 N. Washington St.
Findlay Cigar Co., 416 Church St., A. D. Findlay, manager

F. J. Graves and Son, 140 W. 2nd Street. Frank J. Graves. Wife — Rachael. Residence 215 N.
Washington St.; Willis A. Graves. Wife — Nellie. Residence 221 N. Marion Street

W. A. Hendricks, 416 Church Street. William A. Hendricks. Wife — Lillian. Residence 212 N.
Moore Street.

1902

Higdon Cigar Co., 125 E. Main Street. Orville B. Higdon. Wife — Mamie. Residence 225 E. Holt;
Ottis P. Higdon. Wife — Eva. Residence 216 S. Willard. Higdon Cigar Co. was primarily a dealer,
but they did manufacture some cigars.

McKee and Potter, 115 E 2™ Street. Frank D. McKee. Wife — Lelia. Residence 453 N. Jefferson
Street; George Potter. Wife — Jennie. Residence 426 W. 2" Street. Company founded in 1899.

Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 209-215 S. Court Street. Daniel F. Morey. Wife — Emma. Residence
327 W. 4°" St.; Ira A. Myers. Wife — May. Residence 322 E. 5"" Street

T. S. Neville and Co., 115 S. Court Street. Thomas S. Neville. Wife — Laura. Residence 703 N.
Court Street.

Ostdiek Cigar Co., 109 E. 2" Street. Herman J. Ostdiek. Wife — Mary. Residence 624 N. Court
Street

Pallister Brothers, 202 E. Main Street. Cigar makers and confectioners. John A. Pallister. Wife —
May. Residence 826 W. 2™ Street; Thomas A. Pallister. Wife — Estella. Residence 109 N. Ward
St.; W. Henry Pallister. Residence 820 W. 2™ St.

T. Sumner, 110 E. 2 Street. Thomas Sumner. Wife — Elsie. Residence 130 Lincoln St.

Union Cigar Co., 107 W. Main Street. Fritz A. Ehrmann, proprietor. Residence 1001 Plum. (Note:
George P. Ehrmann is listed as cigar maker for the company.) Fred and Fritz are believed to be
the same person.

Wapello Cigar Co., 106 E. Main Street. Emil Fecht, proprietor. Alfred E. Fecht, Emil’s son, worked
there. Twenty-four people employed. Three salesmen cover lowa and northern half of Missouri.
Five Cent cigars produced include “Gold Seal,” “Twist Head,” and “Little Yara.” “Corona del Rey”
is their ten-cent cigar. Produce 1 million cigars a year.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 710 Church St. August Diehn came to Ottumwa in 1900 and
purchased interests of Mr. Krabbenhoeft in the cigar box factory located at 710 Church Street.
The cigar box factory employs 10 people and produces about 1,000 cigar boxes a day. August
Diehn was born November 25, 1873 in Davenport, lowa. His father operated a cigar box factory
for many years in Davenport. August worked in his father’s factory for eight years before coming
to Ottumwa to start his own cigar box operation. In 1901 Diehn boarded at the Park Hotel. No
wife was listed in city directory.

-- -- Twelve Cigar Manufacturers
Paul Amelang

C. V. Clark

F. A. Ehrmann

Emil Fecht, 106 E. Main St.

Julius Fecht

1903

F. J. Graves and Son
Hawkeye Cigar Co., 107 E. Second St.

McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ Street. (made 3 million cigars in 1902.) George Bohe is
foreman with 29 years’ experience.

Neville and Co.
Ostdiek Cigar Co.
Pallister Bros. Cigar Co.

Thomas Sumner

-- -- Thirteen Cigar Manufacturers

December 23, 1903 Ottumwa Democrat Newspaper says the total wages paid in the
cigar industry are $10,500 a month.

Canny and Crawford, 222 E. Main St., Anthony P. Canny, residence 528 Cooper; Miles M.
Crawford, residence 127 Lamborn St. [A “Canny and Crawford” cigar factory was also listed in
1903. Same address: 222 E. Main St.]

Fred A. Ehrmann, (Union Cigar Co.) 314 E. Main St., Wife — Carrie. Residence 119 Morrell
Julius Fecht, 222 S. Market St., Wife — Anna. Residence 131 N. Washington St.

F. J. Graves and Son, 134 W. 2™ St., Frank J. Graves. Wife — Rachael. Residence 215 N.
Washington St.; Willis A. Graves. Wife — Nellie. Residence 424 W. 4" Street

Hawkeye Cigar Manufacturing Co., 107 E. Second St., Adolph S. Kuttenauer, president.
Residence Detroit Michigan.; John W. Calhoun, treasurer (shirt manufacturer). Residence 601 N.
Court Street

McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2" Street. Frank D. McKee. Wife — Lelia M. Residence 1203 N.
Court St.; George Potter. Wife — Jennie. Residence 514 W. 5" Street (The company employed 82
people and produced 3 million cigars in 1902.)

Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 209 S. Court Street. Daniel F. Morey, president. Wife — Emma J.
Residence 327 W. 4" St., Daniel Morey is also secretary and treasurer of Ottumwa Brick and
Construction Co.; Ira A. Myers, secretary and treasurer. Wife — May L., Residence 322 E. 5%"
Street

Charles O’Malley, 101 S. Court St., manufacturer. Wife — Sophia C., Residence 104 W. Wilson St.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., John A. Pallister. Wife — Mae I., Residence 826 W. 2™
Street; Thomas A. Pallister. Wife — Estella M., Residence 109 N. Ward St.; W. Henry Pallister,
Residence 820 W. 2™ Street. (No longer listed as a confectioner.)

James B. Quinn, 637 W. 2" St., Manufacturer. Residence outside of city limits.

Lewis F. Stark, 517 Church St., manufacturer. Residence same address. Maker of “On Deck”
brand of cigars.

Amos R. Swartz, 324 E. Main St., Cigar manufacturer. Wife — Carrie M., Residence 221-1/2 N.
Davis Street

Wapello Cigar Co., 106 E. Main Street. Emil Fecht, proprietor. Wife — Ada. Residence 108 N.
Sheridan Ave., Manufactured “Little Yara” 5-cent cigars

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, August Diehn

1904 -- -- Annual Banquet of Commercial Club of Ottumwa, January 14, 1904. As reported by the
Ottumwa Weekly Democrat newspaper, January 20, 1904 edition. “Ottumwa’s cigar manufacturing
interests was responded to by Mr. Emil Fecht. Mr. Fecht said in part:”

1905

The cigar industry in Ottumwa represents an investment of $200,000. The annual production is
approximately 14,000,000 cigars with a value of about $500,000. Thirty-one traveling men are
employed selling the goods all over the country and over four hundred people are employed in
making the cigars. Their annual wage amounts to $170,000 and the weekly payroll is $3,270. So,
| have no hesitation in saying that | consider the cigar industry the second in importance in the
city. The cigar makers make good wages and they are spenders, not hoarders, and this means a
good deal to the retail and other merchants of the city. Ottumwa cigars are smoked everywhere
and the city receives in this way a vast amount of advertising each year.

-- -- Twelve Cigar Manufacturers Employing 330 People

Canny and Crawford, 123 E. 2" St., Anthony P. Canny. Wife — Catherine H., Residence 120
Lincoln Ave.; Malachi M. Crawford, residence 127 Lamborn. 5 employees listed.

Fred A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main St., Wife — Carrie B., Residence 132 Morrell. 10 Employees listed.

Emil Fecht, 106 E. Main St., cigar maker. Wife — Ada. Residence 108 N. Sheridan Ave.; Alfred E.
Fecht is clerk and lives with his parents. 29 employees listed.

Julius Fecht, 222 S. Market St., Wife — Anna. Residence 131 N. Washington St., 42 employees
listed.

F. J. Graves and Son, 134 W. 2™St., Frank J. Graves. Wife — Rachael A., Residence 215 N.
Washington St.; daughter, Miss Maude M. Graves, bookkeeper, same address; Willis A. Graves
(son), wife — Nellie. Residence 209 Gara St. 31 employees listed.

McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ St., Frank D. McKee. Wife — Leila M., Residence 1203 N. Court
St.; George Potter, wife — Jennie. Residence 514 W. 5" St. 96 employees listed.

Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 209 S. Court Street. Daniel F. Morey, Sr., President of Morey and
Myers, Secretary Treasurer of Ottumwa Brick and Construction Co., Wife —-Emma_J., Residence

1907

327 W. 4" Street.; Ira A. Myers, secretary treasurer Morey and Myers. Wife — May L., Residence
141 E. Court. 17 employees listed.

Charles O’Malley, 637 W. 2" St., Wife — Sophia. Residence same as business. Three employees
listed.

Pallister Brothers, 114 — 116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, wife — Estella M., Residence 109
N. Ward.; William H. Pallister, residence 820 W. 2™ St. 66 employees listed.

Lewis F. Stark, 517 Church St., Wife — Clara M., Residence 223 N. Moore. Two employees listed.

Stentz and Bohe, 108 W. 2" Street; R. Lee Stentz. Wife — Margaret L., residence 418 N. Green
St.; John T. Bohe, Wife — Isadora, Residence 107 N. Ward St. 66 employees listed.

Swartz Cigar Co., 324 E. Main St., Amos R. Swartz, president. Wife — Carrie M., residence 814
Ellis Ave.; J. Charles Poulton, vice president (also a barber); E. B. Osterdock, treasurer. Six
employees listed.

August Diehn, 708 Church St., cigar box manufacturer. Wife — Charlotte, Residence 405
Hamilton. Ten employees listed.

-- -- Ten Cigar Manufacturers

A. P. Canny, 123 E. 2™ Street. Anthony P. Canny, Wife — Katherine A., Residence N. Elm near
Ogden Street.

H. C. De Valcour, 107 S. Court Street. Henry C. De Valcour, Wife — Josephine, Residence same as
business.

Fritz Ehrmann, 220 E. Main Street. Fritz Ehrmann, Wife — Carrie, Residence 132 Morrell
Julius Fecht, 210 - 212 S. Jefferson St., Julius Fecht, Residence 131 N. Washington St.

F. J. Graves and Son, 134 W. 2" Street. Frank J. Graves, Wife — Rachael, Residence 215 N.
Washington St.; Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 309 W. 4° St.

McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ Street. Frank D. McKee, Wife — Lelia, Residence 1203 N.
Court Street; George Potter, Wife —Jennie, Residence 220 Gara St. (“Largest cigar maker in the
Sstate.”)

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market Street. Thomas A. Pallister, wife — Estella, residence 109
N. Ward St.; W. Henry Pallister, residence 820 W. 2™ Street.

L. F. Stark, 420 Church Street, Lewis F. Stark, Wife — Clara, Residence 223 N. Moore

Stentz and Bohe, 215 E. Main Street. R. Lee Stentz, Wife — Margaret, Residence 418 N. Green
St.; John T. Bohe, Wife — Isadora, Residence 1011 N. Court Street

A. R. Swartz, 315 E. Main Street. Amos R. Swartz. Wife — Carrie, Residence 814 Ellis Ave.

1908

1910

A. F. Diehn, 710 Church St., Cigar box manufacturer. August Diehn, Wife — Charlotte E.,
Residence 127 N. Ward Street

-- -- Eleven Cigar Manufacturers

A. P. Canny, 103 S. Court St., Wife — Katherine A., Residence 602 N. Elm Street. Manufacturers of
“Old Kid” five-cent cigars and “Uzzona” a ten-cent cigar.

F. A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main St., Fritz A. Enrmann, Wife — Carrie B., Residence 132 Morrell
Julius Fecht, 212 S. Jefferson St., Residence 131 N. Washington St.

F. J. Graves and Son, 134 W. 2" Street. Frank J. Graves, Wife — Rachael J., Residence 215 N.
Washington St.; Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 210 W. Court St.

McKee and Potter, 119 W. 2™ St., Frank D. McKee, Wife — Lelia M., Residence 1203 N. Court
Street; George Potter, Wife Jennie, Residence 224 Gara St.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 227 E. Main St., James H. McKaig, Wife — Blanche R., Residence 219 N. Davis
St.; Frank Lewis, Wife — Lizzie, Residence 916 E. 4" Street; William Potter, Jr., Wife — Selma,
Residence 911 E. 4°" Street

S. N. Manro, 709 Church Street, Samuel N. Manro, Wife — Joanna E., Residence 709 Church
Street. Also, confectioner at 114 N. Court Street.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, Wife — Estella M., Residence 109
N. Ward St.; William H. Pallister, Residence 820 W. 2™ St., also Miss Anna Pallister at 820 W. 2"
St.

T. W. Snook, 225 W. Main St., Thomas W. Snook, rooms at 225 W. Main St.
L. F. Stark, 420 Church St., Lewis F. Stark, Wife — Clara M., Residence 223 N. Moore St.

Stentz and Bohe, 215 E. Main St., R. Lee Stentz, Wife — Margaret, Residence 418 N. Green
Street; John T. Bohe, Wife — Isadore M., Residence 200 N. Ransom

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 708-710 Church St., August Diehn, Wife — Charlotte, Residence 127
N. Ward St.

-- -- Twelve Cigar Manufacturers Employing 328 People

(Almost half of the people working in the cigar industry in 1910 were young, unmarried women
living at home with their parents.)

A. P. Canny, 207 S. Jefferson St., Wife — Katherine, Residence 528 Cooper Ave., 6 employees
listed.

F. A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main Street, Fritz A. Ehrmann, Wife — Carrie B., Residence 132 Morrell;
Shared the building with Morrissey Sullivan ladies’ ready-to-wear goods.

1912

Julius Fecht, 212 S. Jefferson St., Business occupied entire building. 58 employees listed. Julius
Fecht resided at 131 N. Washington St.

A. D. Findlay, 219 E. Main St., Shared building with United States Express Co. and Fritz & Henry
W. Field Jewelers. Andrew D. Findlay, Wife — Mary, Residence 118 N. Sheridan Ave.

F. J. Graves and Son, 222 N. Market St., Business occupied entire building. Frank J. Graves, Wife
— Rachael, Residence 215 N. Washington St.; Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 214 Court
Ave., 20 employees listed.

McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ Street. (G. G. Thomas, barber supplies occupied part of 121
W. 2" St.) Frank D. McKee, Wife — Lelia, Residence 1203 N. Court; George Potter, Wife — Jennie,
Residence 220 Gara St.; 118 employees listed.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 227 E. Main St., (Shared building with Guest Piano Co.) James H. McKaig,
Wife —R. Blanche, Residence 210 N. Moore; William Potter, Jr., Wife —Selma S., Residence 911
E. 4° St.; 9 employees listed.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 S. Market Street. Thomas A. Pallister, Wife — Estella, Residence 109
N. Ward; William H. Pallister, Residence 820 W. 2™ St. Also listed at same Market Street
address: Wellman Banana Crate Manufacturing Co., Roseland Fuel Co., Phoenix Trust Co., J. K.
Dysart Clothing Co., Dr. W. W. Vance, and the residence of C. C. Albright. 68 employees listed.

P. D. Queeney, 1402 E. Main Street. Patrick D. Queeney, Wife —Jane, Residence same address
as business. No employees listed.

Smith and Schwartz, 109 E. 2"? Street. Shared building with C. H. Buck Printing Co.; Patrick
Smith, Wife — Elizabeth, Residence 328 E. 5" St.; Henry J. Schwartz, Wife — Elma, Residence 217
N. Market Street. 4 employees listed.

L. F. Stark, 420 Church Street. Lewis F. Stark, Wife — Clara, Residence 223 N. Moore. 2
employees listed.

Stentz and Bohe, 215 E. Main Street. Shared building with J. H. Hutchinson, cigars, tobacco,
billiards and pool. R. Lee Stentz, Wife — Margaret L., Residence 418 N. Green Street.; John T.
Bohe, Wife — Isadora, Residence 109 E. 6" Street. 22 employees listed.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 708-710 Church Street., August Diehn, proprietor. Residence 127 N.
Ward.

-- -- Eleven Cigar Manufacturers

“Ottumwa is the home of cigar industry, with fourteen factories, 500 employees, producing
13,000,000 cigars annually.” Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, January 4, 1913.

A. P. Canny, 207 S. Jefferson St., Wife — Katherine, Residence 620 N. Cooper Ave.

F. A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main St., Fritz A. Enrmann, Wife — Carrie B., Residence 122 S. Fellows Ave.,
Fritz was also an Alderman 1° Ward.

1913

1914

Julius Fecht, 212 S. Jefferson St., residence 137 N. Washington St., Emil Fecht is bookkeeper.

F. J. Graves and Son, 222 S. Market St., Frank J. Graves, Wife — Rachael, Residence 712 W. 2"
St.; Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 202 Oakwood Ave.

Harkert Cigar Co., 109 E. 2™ St., Grover C. Gossage, manager. Residence Hill Ave. Employs about
28 people.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 227 E. Main St., James H. McKaig, Wife — Blanche, Residence 225 N. Moore;
William Potter, Jr., Wife — Selma, Residence 911 E. 4" St.

McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ St., Frank D. McKee, residence 1115 N. Court; George Potter,
Wife —Jennie, Residence 220 Gara St.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, Wife — Estella, Residence 126 N.
Ward; William H. Pallister, residence 817 W. 2"? St.

P. D. Queeney, 1704 E. Main St., Patrick D. Queeney, Wife — Jane, Residence 1702 E. Main St.

L. F. Stark, (2 addresses listed) — 544 N. Sheridan and 320 N. Moore. Lewis F. Stark, Wife — Clara,
Residence was possibly 320 N. Moore.

Stentz and Bohe, 215 E. Main St., R. Lee Stentz, Wife — Margaret, Residence 534 N. Green St.;
John T. Bohe, Wife — Isadora M., Residence Alta Vista Ave.

-- -- Nine Cigar Manufacturers
Julius Fecht, 212 S. Jefferson St.

F. J. Graves and Son, 222 S. Market St.
McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ St.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., corner of Market and Commercial Streets. Makers of “Mi Confianza” and
“Club Seconds” five cent cigars, and “Nuf Sed.”

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Newspaper article reports that fifty people were
employed by Pallister Brothers.

Stentz and Bohe, 215 E. Main St.
Tim Turpin, 212 S Market St.
U & L Cigar Co., 208 S. Court Street. W. E. Utech, manager

Union Cigar Co., 220 E. Main St., F. A. Enrmann

-- -- Eight Cigar Manufacturers listed as being Exhibitors in Fall Festival
U. & L. Cigar Co.

Julius Fecht, 212 S. Jefferson St.

1915

1916

Union Cigar Co.

McKaig and Potter

F. J. Graves & Son, 222 S. Market St.
Stentz & Bohe, 215 E. Main St.

Tim Turpin, 212 S. Market St.

McKee & Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ St.

-- -- Nine Cigar Manufacturers
F. A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main St., Fritz A. Enrmann, Wife — Carrie, Residence 122 S. Fellows

Julius Fecht, 212 S. Jefferson St., Residence 137 N. Washington St. (A. Daniel Findlay is an
employee.)

F. J. Graves and Son, 222 S. Market St., Frank J. Graves, Wife — Rachel, Residence 712 W. 2° St.;
Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nell, Residence 202 Oakwood Ave.

McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ St., Frank D. McKee, Residence 311 W. 4th St.; George
Potter, Wife —Jennie, Residence 220 Gara St.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 218 S. Market Street, William Potter, Jr., Wife — Selma, Residence 1022 Oak;
James H. McKaig, Wife — Blanche, Residence 225 N. Moore

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market Street, Thomas A. Pallister, Wife — Estella, Residence 126
N. Ward; William H. Pallister, Residence 817 W. 2™ St.

Stentz and Bohe, 215 E. Main St., Robert Lee Stentz, Wife — Margaret, Residence 534 N. Green
St.; John T. Bohe, Wife — Dora, Residence 214 W. 4" St.

Tim Turpin, 212 S. Market St., Residence 131 N. Willard
W. E. Utecht, 301 W. Main Street, William E. Utecht, Wife — Lydia, Residence 309 N. Benton

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 708-710 Church Street, August Diehn, proprietor, Residence 180 N.
Ward St.

-- -- Nine Cigar Manufacturers
J. T. Bohe, 215 E. Main St., John T. Bohe, Wife — Isadora, Residence 214 W. 4" St.

Julius Fecht, 302 W. Main St., Emil Fecht, manager, Wife — Ada, Residence 115 N. Sheridan Ave.;
Julius Fecht, Residence 137 N. Washington St.

W. A. Graves, 222 S. Market St., Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 202 Oakwood. Frank
Graves not listed.

1918

McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ St., Frank D. McKee, Residence 311 W. 4" St.; George Potter,
Wife —Jennie, Residence 220 Gara St.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 218 S. Market St., James H. McKaig; William Potter, Jr., Wife — Selma,
Residence 1022 Oak

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, Wife — Estella, Residence 126 N.
Ward. (Thomas A. Pallister, Jr. also lived at 126 N. Ward.); William H. Pallister, Residence 817 W.
24 St. (Miss Anna Pallister, dancing teacher, also lived at 817 W. 272 St.)

U. & L. Cigar Co.

Union Cigar Co., 220 E. Main St., George Ehrmann, Wife — Maude M., Residence 1001 N. Plum;
Carl W. Ehrmann, Wife — Emma, Residence 414 N. Jefferson St.

W.E. Utecht, 310 W. Main St., cigar maker. William E. Utecht, Wife — Lydia, Residence 823 W.
Main St.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 708-710 Church St., August Diehn, Wife — Charlotte E., Residence
180 N. Ward

-- -- Eight Cigar Manufacturers Employing 374 People

John T. Bohe, 215 E. Main St., John T. Bohe, Wife — Isadora, Residence 214 W. 4" St. Ten
employees listed.

F. A. Ehrmann, 222 E. Main St., Fritz A. Enrmann, Wife — Carrie, Residence 122 S. Fellows Ave.,
Two employees listed.

Julius Fecht, 302-306 W. Main St., Julius Fecht resided at 137 N. Washington St.; Emil Fecht,
manager, Wife — Ada, Residence 115 N. Sheridan Ave.; 119 employees listed.

Willis A. Graves, 222 S. Market, St., Willis A Graves, Wife — Nell, Residence 202 Oakwood Ave:.;
Thirty employees listed.

McKee and Potter, 119-123 W. 2™ St., Frank D. McKee, Residence 216 W. 5"" St.; George Potter,
Sr., Wife —Jennie, Residence 410 N. Wapello. 113 employees listed. (Note: George Potter, Jr. in
U.S. Army.)

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 218 S. Market St., James H. McKaig, Wife — Blanche R., Residence 225 N.
Moore; William Potter, Jr., Wife — Selma, Residence 1022 Oak. 14 employees listed.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, Wife — Estella M., Residence 126
N. Ward; William H. Pallister, Residence 817 W. 2" St.; 69 employees listed.

W. E. Utecht, 301 W. Main St., cigar maker. William E. Utecht, Wife — Lydia E., Residence 215 N.
McLean. No employees listed.

August Diehn, cigar box manufacturer. 708 Church St., Residence 180 N. Ward. Nine employees
listed.

1919

1920

Taylor B. Gephart, cigar box manufacturer, 303 W. Main St., Wife — Kate, Residence 1139 E.
Division. One employee listed.

-- -- Nine Cigar Manufacturers

J. T. Bohe, 215 E. Main St.

Julius Fecht, corner of Main and Marion Streets
Willis A. Graves, 222 S. Market St.

McKee and Marks Cigar Co., 119-123 West Second St.
M. P. R. L. Cigar Co., Market & Commercial Streets
Pallister Bros., 114 N. Market

George Potter and Brothers

Union Cigar Co., 220 E. Main Street

W. E. Utecht, 301 W. Main Street

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 708 Church St.

-- -- Eight Cigar Manufacturers
John T. Bohe Co., 215 E. Main St., 2 floor. Wife — Isadora, Residence 1329 N. Court St.
Fritz A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main St., 2" floor. Wife — Carrie, Residence 122 S. Fellows Ave.

Julius Fecht, 302-306 W. Main St., Julius Fecht resided at 137 N. Washington St.; Emil J. Fecht,
manager, Wife — Ada, Residence 115 N. Sheridan Ave.

Willis A. Graves, 222 S. Market St., 2™ floor. Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nell, Residence 202
Oakwood Ave.

McKee and Marks Cigar Co., 119-123 W. 2™ St., Frank D. McKee, president. Resided at Hotel
Ottumwa; Joseph Marks, vice president. Resided in Kansas City, Missouri; Logan A. McKee,
secretary, Resided in Peoria, Illinois; Frank D. McKee, Jr., treasurer. Resided in Joplin, Missouri.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, residence Ottumwa Hotel;
William H. Pallister, residence 817 W. 2° St.

George Potter and Brother, 218 S. Market St., 2" floor. George Potter, Wife — Jennie, Residence
306 W. Maple Ave.; William Potter, Jr., Wife — Selma, Residence 1022 Oak St.

William E. Utecht, 310 W. Main St., Wife — Lydia E., Residence 215 N. McLean St.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 708-712 Church St., August Diehn, proprietor

1921

1922

-- -- Eight Cigar Manufacturers

J.T. Bohe

Julius Fecht, corner of Main and Marion Streets
Willis A. Graves

McKee & Marks Cigar Co., 119 — 123 W. Second St.
Pallister Brothers, 114 N. Market St.

George Potter & Brothers

Union Cigar Co., 220 E. Main St.

William E. Utecht, 301 W. Main St.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Co., 708 Church St.

-- -- Eight Cigar Manufacturers Employing 252 People

Julius Fecht, 302-306 W. Main Street. Cigar manufacturer occupied entire building. J. Fecht
resided at 137 N. Washington St.; Emil Fecht, manager. Residence 115 N. Sheridan Ave.,; Fifty-
three employees listed.

W. A. Graves, 222-1/2 S. Market St., 2" floor. Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nell C., Residence 202
Oakwood Ave. Thirty-one employees listed. Cochran Bros. wholesale barber supply store
located on the main floor.

Hendricks and Overturf, 215 E. Main St., William A. Hendricks, Wife — Lillian, Residence 231 N.
Moore; Henry F. Overturf, Wife — Maude, Residence 701 S. Moore. Seven employees listed.
Shared the building with C.J. Bond Billiards.

R. E. Jarvis, 514 Pershing Ave., Robert E. Jarvis, Wife — Mary, Residence same as business. No
employees listed.

McKee — Marks Cigar Co., 119-123 W. 2" Street. Phone 699. Frank D. McKee, president.
Resided at Hotel Ottumwa; Joseph Marks, vice president. Resided in Kansas City, Missouri; L. A.
McKee, secretary. Resided in Peoria, Illinois; F. D. McKee Jr., treasurer. Resided in Joplin,
Missouri. Seventy-two employees listed.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, Residence Ballingall Hotel;
William H. Pallister, Residence 817 W. 2" St. Fifty-four employees listed. Business occupied
entire building.

George Potter and Brother, 134 W. 2" Street. George Potter, Wife — Jennie, Residence 1329 N.
Court St.; William Potter, Jr., Wife — Selma, Residence 1022 Oak. Thirty employees listed. Shares
building with Ottumwa Battery Co.

1924

1927

William E. Utecht, 310 W. Main Street. William E. Utecht, Wife — Lydia, Residence 215 N.
McLean. No employees listed.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Company, 708-712 Church St., August Diehn, Wife — Charlotte, Residence
180 N. Ward Street. Nine employees listed in city directory.

-- -- Six Cigar Manufacturers Employing 213 People

Julius Fecht Cigar Factory, 302-306 W. Main St., Emil Fecht, manager. Wife — Ada, Residence 115
N. Sherman. (Julius Fecht died January 19, 1924.) 43 employees listed.

Willis A. Graves, 222-1/2 S. Market Street. Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nell, Residence 202 Oakwood
Ave. 22 employees listed.

W. A. Hendricks, 215 E. Main Street. William A. Hendricks, Sr., Wife — Lillian C., Residence 231 N.
Moore. One employee listed besides W. A. Hendricks.

McKee and Marks Cigar Co., 119-123 W. 2" St., Frank D. McKee, president. Residence 311 N.
Market St.; Joseph Marks, vice president. Resides in Kansas City, Missouri; L. A. McKee,
secretary. Resided in Neosho, Missouri; F. D. McKee, Jr., Resides in Joplin, Missouri. 58
employees listed.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market Street. Thomas A. Pallister, Residence Ballingall Hotel;
William H. Pallister, Residence 125 Vogel Ave., 48 employees listed.

George Potter and Brother, 134 W. 2™ Street. George Potter, Sr., Wife — Jennie, Residence 1329
N. Court Street; William Potter, Wife — Selma, Residence 1022 Oak. Manufactured “Charles the
Fourth” brand of Havana cigars and “Virginia Val Bouquet.” 24 employees.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 708-712 Church St., August Diehn, proprietor. Residence 180 N.
Ward

-- -- Seven Cigar Manufacturers Employing 115 People

Julius Fecht, Inc., 203 S. Marion St., James H. Mclintire, president; Otto Sayles, secretary-
treasurer. 34 employees listed. (Note: Emil Fecht has died. Ada Fecht is listed as being a widow.)

Willis A. Graves, 222-224 S. Market St., Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nell, Residence 202 Oakwood
Ave. 35 employees listed.

William A. Hendricks, 231 N. Moore. William A. Hendricks, Wife — Lillian, Residence same as
business. No employees listed.

Frank Lewis, 916 E. 4°" St., Residence the same as business. Wife — A. Elizabeth. 4 employees
listed.

Pallister Bros., 114-116 N. Market St. Thomas A. Pallister, residence Ballingall Hotel; William H.
Pallister, Residence 125 N. Vogel Ave. No employees listed.

1928

1929

1931

George Potter and Brother, 134 W. 2" St., George Potter, Wife — Jennie, Residence 1329 N.
Court Street. No listing for William Potter. 23 employees listed.

William E. Utecht, 301 W. Main St.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 708-712 Church St., August Diehn. 3 employees listed.

-- -- Four Cigar Manufacturers
Julius Fecht Cigar Co., 203-205 S. Market St.
Willis A. Graves, 222 S. Market St.

George Potter & Brother, 134 W. 2"? St.
William E. Utecht, 301 W. Main St.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 203-205 S. Market St.

-- -- Four Cigar Manufacturers
(No listing for the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory.)

Julius Fecht, Inc., 203-205 S. Market St., James H. Mclntire, president, Wife — Frances, Residence
210 N. Marion; W. Otto Sayles, secretary-treasurer, Wife - Faye, Residence 146 S. Cooper Ave.

Graves Cigar Co., 222-224 S. Market St., George W. Bullock, manager. Wife — Laura, Residence
206 E. Pennsylvania Ave.

Frank Lewis, 916 E. 4°’ St., Wife — A. Elizabeth. Residence same as business.

George Potter and Brother, 134 W. 2" St., George Potter, Wife — Jennie, Residence 1329 N.
Court; William Potter, Wife — Selma, Residence 1022 Oak

-- -- Three Cigar Manufacturers Employing 54 People

Julius Fecht, Inc., 203-205 S. Marion St., J. H. McIntire, president; Otto Sayles, secretary-
treasurer. 40 employees. Each cigar roller makes 400 cigars per day. In 1930, Julius Fecht sold 2
million cigars.

Frank Lewis, 916 E. 4°" St., Wife — Anna E., Residence same as business. Two employees listed.

Potter Cigar Co., 102 E. Main St., 3 floor. William Potter, manager. Wife — Selma, Residence
1022 Oak. 17 employees.

1933

1935

1937

1939

1941

1945

-- -- Three Cigar Manufacturers

Julius Fecht, Inc., 203-205 S. Marion St., J. H. McIntire, president; Otto Sayles, secretary-
treasurer.

Frank Lewis, 916 E. 4°" St., Wife — Anna E., Residence same as business.

Potter Cigar Co., 102 E. Main St., William Potter, manager. Wife — Selma, Residence 1022 Oak.
Makers of “Broadleaf” brand of five-cent cigar.

-- -- Three Cigar Manufacturers

Julius Fecht, Inc., 203-205 S. Marion St., J. H. McIntire, president; Francis Phillips, secretary-
treasurer. (Ada Fecht is listed a widow of Emil.)

Frank Lewis, 916 E. 4° St., Wife — Anna E., Residence same as business.

Potter Cigar Co., 102 E. Main St., William Potter, manager.

-- -- Three Cigar Manufacturers
Julius Fecht, Inc., 203-205 S. Marion St., J. H. McIntire, president; Otto Ott, foreman
Frank Lewis, 916 E. 4°" St., Wife —A. Elizabeth. Cigar maker.

Potter Cigar Co., 102 E. Main St., 3 floor. William Potter, manager. Residence 1022 Oak.

-- -- Three Cigar Manufacturers
Julius Fecht, Inc., 203-205 S. Marion St.
Frank Lewis, 916 E. 4° St.

Potter Cigar Co., 102 E. Main St., 3 floor.

-- -- Two Cigar Manufacturers
Julius Fecht Cigar Co., 203-205 S. Marion. James H. McIntire and Francis E. Phillips

William Potter, 102 E. Main St., 3 floor. William Potter, Wife — Selma, Residence 1022 Oak

-- -- Two Cigar Manufacturers

Julius Fecht Cigar Co., 203-205 S. Marion

Frank Lewis, 916 E. 4° St.

1947 -- -- Two Cigar Manufacturers
Julius Fecht Cigar Co., 203-205 S. Marion

Frank Lewis, 916 E. 4‘ St.

1951 -- -- One Cigar Manufacturer
(Frank Lewis is listed in the city directory, but no occupation is given.)

Julius Fecht Cigar Co., 203-205 S. Marion., J. H. Mclintire

1953 -- -- One Cigar Manufacturer

Julius Fecht Cigar Co., 203 S. Marion. James H. Mcintire. (The last year in the city directory.) The
factory building sold at auction on December 28, 1953.

Note: The figures on the number of people employed were compiled from listings in Ottumwa City
Directories. It is likely that the actual number of people employed in the cigar manufacturing industry
was greater than reported here. People who lived outside the city limits of Ottumwa are not recorded in
the city directory.

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Cigar Mold from the Pallister Brothers Cigar Co., cast iron cigar cutter, Graves Hand
Made tin cigar box, Little Ben Cigar Box.

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to hold open a cigar box ina
showcase. The wire brace clamps
onto the rim of the cigar box and the
lid of the box.

Photo attributed to the A. P. Canny Cigar Factory at 222. E. Main St., 2nd floor, circa 1903.

J. G. Hutchinson was a wholesale grocer in Ottumwa. These cigars were made
by Willis & Graves Cigar Company for J.G. Hutchinson.

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Wholesale Grocers

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Years of Operation: 1916 - 1920

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Anthony P. Canny Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1908 - 1911

Brands of Cigars Made: Old Kid, Uzzona

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Dummler and Fecht Cigar Factory

Years of Operation: 1890

Brands of Cigars Made: Fast Mail

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District, lowa.c.1890. 2115S. Market Street

Julius Fecht Cigar Co.
Years of Operation: 1884 - 1953

Brands of Cigars Made: Three Star, Veto, Little Yara, Golden Rule, O.K., Log Cabin, Wild Rose, Little Wild
Rose, Western Star, Club Firsts, Key West, Columbia, Elk, Star 5’s, My Own, Universal Special, Universal

Java, Universal Royal, Universal Imperial, Broadleaf, Lady Grace, No. 20, Legation, Lone Star, Spark Plug,
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(1884 - 1953)

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Julius Fecht's Universal, A Clear Havana Cigar. Tobacco is imported
directly from Cuba.

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cxvressty for the manufacture t

@ and to better
Wath a wew of keeping these © fresh, o

igars always

fed in Tin Boxes.

c g re pac
reserve their natural aroma. they are

ned by
Serure onty shen so packed and signe?

Universal Special cigars made by Julius Fecht Cigar Co.

Three Star Juniors, Julius Fecht Cigar Co.

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Julius Fecht's Universal Clear Havana cigars.

MAKER

— of Quality . — as Ottumwa, 1a.Sam
— CLUB FIRSTS @-

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Fecht's O.K. brand of cigars.

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Lady Grace cigars made by Julius Fecht Cigar Co.

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No. 20 cigars made by Julius Fecht

Legation brand cigars made by Julius Fecht

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Spark Plug cigars made by Julius Fecht Cigar Co. a ene ere ee
Lone Star cigars made by Julius Fecht

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These goods will stand on their own Merits. My
Factory is an INDEPENDENT one and is NOT con-
trolled, nor in any way connected with any Trusts,
Amalgamations, Combinations, Company or Partnership;
nor with “ Distributers” or any other class of middle
men.

The Retailer will therefore onder from the Factory
at Ottumwa direct.

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Mac’s
Broadleaf

CicaR

SPURE & SWEET —

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Three Star Cigar

National Reputation

It will make its own
way anywhere after

eeFy | the first order.
“ft =e ae ee oe oe oe a ae

Retailers every-
where attest their
; selling sale
= Their Quality.

Made by

JULIUS | FECHT
; Hola cere cow

Mac's Broadleaf cigar, Julius Fecht Cigar Co.

Two ‘Ounces a
THREE STAR
Ae Clipping.
JULIUS FECHT. Manufacture,

‘OTTUNWAy

Julius Fecht Three Star Cigar Clippings

O.K. Supremes, Julius Fecht Cigar Co.

SMOKB ONLY THE BEST

Julius Fecht Advertising Card

JULIUS FECHT.

i i i a i
AT the head of the elements Monat:

titing the general prosperity and the

heyy of fulure #reathess af the cit,
ww e mntet place the ma fae wring ‘iba
‘ate, for « rely tlhe eretteat benelit anid |
Puplitt that ean Ie vive toa the ner
jainent proaperity mand happinesa of the
Ppeople is given by the corporations mime
madividuals furnishing Cmplovinent ta
the great number of people at pemiun-
¢rative wages. Among the manufact-
tiring concerns that employs a large
nmmber of people in this city ia Julius
Fecht, manufacturer of high grade cig-
ara ald importer of leaf tohaces.
This is one of the largest and moat
widely known concerna of its kind in
the west, importing all tobacco used in
the manufacture of cigars direct from
the Cuban plantations, Mr. Plecht has
been in the Havana importing businesa
for the past eight years, buying to-
|hacooa on the Cuban plantations and
selling it to the largest .dealera in
New York, Thuffalo, Detroit and Chi-
“ago, He keepa a yory lirge atoek in
the cistom howsea in Now York and
‘Chicago and in the Cuban warehouses,
lene one of the largest and most sue.
| osaful importers in the Enited Stata
(ut of { lose it prey tations, large
(anitives of fLohneen ire transferred
bite fo hia factory in OLlomwa
mt tiade into the very highest ,
if eyo rs that TP bas Za aie
The premises oocUpiead

| COMpPTige® py
amd handsome brick lmilding aml the

eqipment of the factory is modern in.
every respect and of the very hest. The
factory in this city waa established in |
1834, and his leading: brands, *] Iniversal*
10 cent, and “Little Yara’ 4 cent eirpar
saul famed throughout the mine ae
their high quality and liniversa! Sonne
larity. Mr. Feeht hye heen largely ie
atrumental in the Wyebani bin of Ottum:
ee ia well liked by all who Know

Ottumwa Daily Review, September 15,
1910

SMOKE ONLY THE BEST

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eget, 18

20 6 OCT. ee, ET ve

oFFice oF

JIUEIODS Peers

MANUFACTURER OF

CIGARS

IMPORTER OF Lear TOBACCO
OTTUMWA, IOWA

Will sce you on or about

Pans Fecht’s Little Wild Rose
——_- GIGQAR-_

Advertising card for Julius Fecht's Little Julius Fecht advertising cards
Wild Rose cigar

UNIVERSAL
CLEAR HAVANA CIGAR
ev5DlID YNVAVH dvwa1o

IVSYSAINN

jees, ef Bveee 8 ®

rye sd
orrice oF

JULIUS FECRT

MANUFACTURER oF

IMPORTER OF LEAF TOBACCO
. OTTUMWA, IOWA

| Will see you on or about

1907

___ Salesman

Julius Fecht advertising cards

Fisher Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: late 1870’s to early 1880's

Brands of Cigars Made: Imported Leaf

Imported Leaf cigars made by Fisher Cigar Co.

Jest aad
i ble eee . +

Imported Leaf, Fi
Cigar box dates from 1878 to
1883.

J. L. Gossage

South Ottumwa
Years of Operation: 1901 - 1905

Brands of Cigars Made: The Hermit

3
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See y ‘ee ‘ . =
> wu > sas poe ¥ a +6 $e: ts
eeerES Aiea eS seg ae ee See 6 Se ot ev bs AON ++ 12 SEN EE RAR S Se 2

The Hermit, J. L. Gossage Cigar Co., South Ottumwa, c. 1903

F. J. Graves & Son Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1892 - 1915

Brands of Cigars Made: Tom Potter Blunts, Little Miss Muffett, Monogram, Cuban Queens, Scottish Rite
(patent registered for label on December 31, 1901)

ioplche, ge aS 2 a oh a oe
e Ci mere t. rT “— 3 . s * - } —
2 ee th es a eae a.
ld

—

Tom Potter cigar tin from F. J. Graves & Son Cigar

Factory

~ CUBAN QUEEN

EF. J. GRAVES & SON., MFG’S.,

OTTUMWA, IOWA

Scottish Rite, F. J. Graves & Son Cigar Co.

Willis A. Graves Cigar Co.
Years of Operation: 1916 - 1928

Brands of Cigars Made: Federal Court, Little Tom Potter, Masonic Knights, Bogey Four, Graves Hand
Made, Tom Potter Victory Size, Smart Set

The Little Tom Potter, Willis A. Graves Cigar Co.

The Little Tom Potter Cigar,
Willis A. Graves Maker

Sen ie yee ee a a
Lia rec cn re i Py rs 7
a " C at

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ji =e te
ae SWE k ee 2 eee

Sa
ite Reet a Md eee oi date ei ieee el

i s

es Lr scemenetellmeeattaniiemmtailliniaas ia aaa aa
eect RE LL

TRE CIGARS CONTAINED
IN THIS BOX ARE
GUARANTEED TO: BE
STRICTLY HIGH GRADE
HAND WORK BY
SKILLFUL WORKMEN.

@ciOry Wo. 65, Third Dist. State of lowa. |
oe | 7
lt¢e—The Manufacturers of the Cigars | |
Mm contained have complied with all the re- ]_
qturements of law. Every person is cautioned | | |
Not to use either this box for Cigars again, orthe |
Stamp thereon again nor to remove the contents | 7
, of this box without destroying saidstamp, under |
the penalties provided by law in such cases.
d

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Sey ee ot a ee <
eas as 2 ees ee

Masonic Knights tin box, Willis A. Graves Ciga
Co.

Sls, exter _BOGYX-FOUR»..~. ~

| BOG Y-FLU

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Sa Ne

ery No) s

Federal Court cigars made by Willis A. Graves Cigar Co.

Victory Size

meal
CIGARS v

Wider Size Tom Potter Cigars, Willis A. Graves, Factory No.
65, District of lowa

Graves Hand Made 5¢
Straights, Tin Box. Willis A.
Graves Cigar Co.

M POTTER “INVINCIBLES”

POT Tre

Tom Potter Invincibles, Willis A. Graves

Tom Potter, Tin box of 10 cigars, Willis A. Graves, circa

Bottom of Tin holding Tom

ar Ee
Eas:

Potter cigars.

eee Re ee
BS rhe, gee ae 3 Tee ef ghd at
ST OE Reus. oh a

Willis A.

Graves, factory no. 65 District of lowa

Smart Set cigars made by Willis A. Graves

Higdon Cigar Co.
Years of Operation: 1901

Brands of Cigars Made: The Higdon

The Higdon, Higdon Cigar Co., Factory No. 3, Fourth District,
State of lowa

Sar) SY Les

tained has complied with all the starter. on
Every Person is cautioned uot ts tse ext! a
« for cigars again, or the stamp thereon again, ©
+ the contents of this box without destroying or
ander penalties providedh: hy law in ‘such cas oe

: TSFAR a Res7 SU SSS Z Sf TESS
SAE SABES ES SFIS TN PFESG mz ‘ sent a -

zZ nia
as,

Li:

Win S. Leas Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1881 — 1894

Brands of Cigars Made: The Big Q, The Little Master, The Rink

The Big Q brand of cigars made by Win S. Leas Cigar Co, circa 1888.
This cigar box held 100 cigars. Factory No. 3, Fourth District lowa

Clee AMR, | EXCELLED

er <a

WIN. SJILBAS. |
Advertising card for Win Leas'
Big Q Cigar

. a * +t. we
WOTICE.—The Manuia ér of the igar~ There oa
hac eomplied with all the requ remwenes 01 Taw. vers PO *
autione:| not to use feither thie ber tome Fre: et ;
). stamp thereon again, 20T te eA: cou
tents of this box without destroying’ sai?
analties provided fi

Win S. Leas, The Rink cigars. Factory No.3, Fourth
District State of lowa, circa 1888

Frank Lewis Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1927 — late 1940’s

Brands of Cigars Made: Henry Vane, Leader, Jitney, Hand Made

Frank Lewis' Jitney and Henry Vane Cigars.

; = —— . = ees =apeeaeer aaa 3 Se
«e ttt 2 sas = oe et " me = ;

~~ FRANK LEWIS’

SANITARY and CLEAN

| STTREY

Manufacturer of High Grade Cigars
“a OTTUMWA, IOWA

24S

HAND MADE

Frank Lewis’ Jitney brand of cigars.

Frank Lewis’ Leader brand cigar. Factory No. 10, District of lowa

= FRANK LEWIS

Teese eee

a
SSS ee aes os ed

= = me! . _— -
RRS a a a

—"~ rh)

Quality & Workmanship Guaranteed
. MADE IN OTTUMWA

Ottumwa
lowa

RA HIGH GRE

Manufactured and Guaranteed by Frank Lewis
Ottumwa, Iowa

Hand-Made cigars. Manufactured and Guaranteed by Frank Lewis

McKaig & Potter Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1910 - 1918
Brands of Cigars Made: Rettop’s, 101

M. P. R. L. Cigar Company: 1907 — 1918. Made Mi Confianza, Club Seconds, Nuff Sed, and M.P.R.L.
brands of cigars. The factory was probably a subsidiary of McKaig & Potter.

4 AOTVSyt 1 sagen MP 7" Bee

ef @&@ TOT m9
i, Ait rw Te r ~
= @ us %

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MCKAIGS& POTTER §
MAKERS

—

SEP Ot sede ae

UNSURPASSED
ti —anmanegns

(her porrbtathin |sicaennee cil
actory NO.175, Fourth District, Stateot lowa,

Notice— ;
Befein carat ae Manufacturers of the Cigars
Wise macie of liven ved With all the re-
oat . Y person j :

ais Peat pe this box for Ciga rs putt OES
of this Boe ee nor to remove the contents
bheeaont a v peut destroying Said stamp nhs

penates providersby law in sich cases a

Te eau

a TRS eine

STEMUL iO) El

MecKaig & Potter's 101 cigars.

McKAIG & POTTER.
M. P. R. P. CIGAR COMPANY,

ttimwa is the home of several large
eigar omanufacturing establishments
end one of the most prominent that
eon) be nentioned it this eenieehion
ie that known ae VWetie ak Patter, lo.
oto) at 225227 Maat Moin et rant
This Jiunsiness woe eatplillehed —jere
Viren vow apo mil hak grow fpr
A COMpItively small cancer to ote

Of the Tiergest fie thie sertton af tha |

state. They manufacture o general Vine
Of Nieh rade cliarek and make on apes
ilty of the well kode “MP OONPDAN
AAT cd OP RTC, while are
nero Cerca lent this: section of othe
weet for their popularity and quantity

Regilor emploawiient is viven! to sare |

bevitvetivas pivveptie ine adie tetany one
Hey have a capacity for making 5,006
cigars daily.

The trade ‘orritery of the eoncern

fonsiste OF this state andl the northern

port of Missouri and the trade of the |

company has heen hnilt ap solely on
the merits of their goods.

Ottumwa Daily Review, September 15, 1910

McKee & Marks Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1918 - 1924

Brands of Cigars Made: Key Mark, Havana Seconds, Garcia Sublime, Yellow Cab (registered label in U.S.

Patent Office August 29, 1922)

4
eaten aN 2 Rime

cat tnt

Key Mark brand of cigars. McKee & Marks Cigar
Co., tin box of 25 cigars from 1922

Key Mark cigars. McKee & Marks Cigar Co.,
factory 25, 3 district of lowa

}THE CIGARS HEREIN CONTAINED

WERE MANUFACTURED TO
exe RETAIL AT ©

NOT MORE THAN FIVE GENTS EAGH

AND ARE SO TAXPAID

FACTORY NO.25-3°°DISTRICT, STATE OF (OWA

NOTICE.—THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CIGARS
HEREIN CONTAINED HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF LAW. EVERY PERSON IS SAUTIONED NOT TO
USE EITHER THIS PACKAGE Fi Rh GIGARS AGAIN OR THE
STAM? THEREON AGAIN, NOP TCOREM’.VE THE CONTENTS
OF THIS PACKAGE WITHOUT D&CTROYING SAID ETAMP,
UNDER THE PENALTIES PROVIDE &¢ LAW IN SUCH CASEL.

= i i
| HAVANA SECONDS || HAVANA SECONDS | HAVANA SECOMn

—— = . >

Toe ~ ow /

{A SECONDS |] HA IDS .
: GONDS I] HAVANA DS_ il He / CG

Havana Seconds, McKee & Marks Cigar Co., Factory No. 25, Third District
State of lowa

McKee & Marks, Factory 25, Third District of lowa

McKee & Potter Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1899 - 1917

Brands of Cigars Made: Little Gold Coin, Bill’s Kids, Armas Del Ray, Gold Coin, General Drake,

Queen, Bill’s Kids, Puritana, Monogram, Rough & Ready Factory Smokes, Del Mar

we oe eet a rae a

os et (Fa eo a

1 ee ase AR ga ee a Se

wae!» S

a
he A Doe tt

‘ 7 2 i . ¢ 4 * $
a >t 7 a "*
ne ' AS Fa ek ha p TA

“Little Gold Coin, ‘McKee 8 Potter Makers, Factory No. 25 ai District of lowa

a
&

Spanish

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(Oe oka ae

Re”

Little Gold Coin. The "Caution Notice" dates this cigar box to before 1910. McKee &
Potter factory was number 25 in the 4th district of lowa.

67) 9S oer

1LL'S KIDS

a eS Or AE i at

Mixa,
a ay, SD at
rs ¥
ae
Md - ie

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a

Bill’s Kids, McKee and Potter Cigar Co., (1899 - 1917). Circa 1905. Presumably pictured

are the children of William Potter. The cigar box design box was copyrighted in 1898 by
Schmidt & Company, New York.

Bill’s Kids brand cigars,
McKee & Potter Cigar Co.
Circa 1905

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ae —
ye —

ae iT) PUTT PTTAT TAT] i}

FISKARS +

Puritana, McKee & Potter Cigar Co.

[E OF IO¥

wars herein

ew”
" ak

Cigda ood, “deeds BOE whT* shdad
247484 CF2489, 2420 SF HOCK ANP
fortes, OFF ats, (084,
FaseeeTAD at
*.3,. fieielas

Armas Del Rey brand cigars, McKee & Potter Makers

| is

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hes »;

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ema poh . a
pattneaneg ct ee: “= = Vee Saaee
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NA ee aR Se? ETS
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o . > seem maa . eepeedien Lge
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4 . ‘ - ~

Armas Del Rey

McKee & Potter’s Monogram cigars. Factory
No. 25, 4" District of lowa. Circa 1905.

Rough ¢ & Ready

Wi MOLY

Silt mh ff U be ms

Te wn

GUARANTEED HAVANA FILLER
NO STYLE—ALL QUALITY

Rough & Ready Factory Smokes, McKee & Potter Cigar Co.,
Factory 25, Third District State of lowa

View of the end of the box of Rough & Ready
Factory Smokers, McKee & Potter Cigar Co.

Del-Mar cigars made by McKee & Potter Cigar Co.,
Factory No. 25, Third District State of lowa

Little Gold Coin, McKee & Potter

Caution Notice — to warn people not to reuse
the cigar box for cigars again.

Gold Coin made by McKee & Potter, tin box

S. Sandage,

119 21-23 W. 2Nno STREET,
OTTUMWA,IOWA. Jewell,

Tae

August 11, 1910 McKee & Potter Cigar Co. envelope

Daniel F. Morey Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1871 - 1887

Brand of Cigars Made: La Flor De Mayo Plantations

La Flor De Mayo Plantations. Registered at Patent Office in 1889

aur

(Bd! DANIEL MOREY ~ TAS |

‘

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Box Factory estabh

This piece of paper was inside the La Flor De Mayo cigar box.

100

Morey & Myers Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1883 - 1906

Brands of Cigars Made: La Flor De Mayo, American Girls, La Rosa, Lone Widow, Silver Chime, Little
Knocker, Leaders, Red Ring, Slim Jim, Latest Choice, Tonic, Tokalong, Little Mayo, Little Miss Muffett,
Happy Thought, El Mayo, Morey’s Fat Cigar, Up-to-Date, Kingsbakers Leader, Hazel Kirk. Morey’s U.S.,
The Bride. Several special brands were made during political campaigns: Cleveland & Thurman, Harrison
& Morton (1888)

American Girl, La Flor De Mayo, La Rosa, Lone Widow, La Flor De Mayo, Silver Chime
Products of Morey & Myers Cigar Co. (1888 — 1906)

101

” RAEN RK ry i> .* pa

NIGER Y "tthe ees,

Morey’s U.S. cigars. Copyright T. J. Morey, La Flor De Mayo, Morey & Myers Cigar Co., Factory

123, 4th district lowa.

~ oft oe without de
See sale Pee Er

U.S. cigars, Morey & Myers Cigar Co., Factory No. 123, Fourth District, State of
lowa

102

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4
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Morey & Myers eisae eons factor: aumbet
123. La Flor De Mayo Cigar box was made

MVE c e eu
ae PS oe Sa OO meV oe a eet

et Miva

IOWA.

The Bride, Morey & Myers Cigar Co., Factory No. 123, Fourth District, State of lowa

103

i r —_—_— - ory

FACT ary N}O 123
4 T+ DISTRIGT; STATE OF lOWA.

WO TUG 8 tHe ManurAcTURER OF THE CIGARS

SSS == TAINE pS POM LIED Ww Bulan Re

OF LAW. |= VERY ey tS CAUTI USE EITHE

BOX FOR CIGA AGAIN, OR T AMP THEREON AGAIS

TO "EMOWE THE CONTEN 'S9OF 7 © BOX WITHOUT DES

ING SAID, STAMP, UNDER ThE P:: NALTIES PROVIDED
j BY LAWIN SUCH CASES.

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Morey & Myers, Factory No. 123, Fourth District State of lowa

Everybody Smokes

- Morey & Myers Cigar Co...

Ottumwa, Iowa.
‘

Advertising card for the "Advertiser"
cigar.

104

YO
RRA MYERS. See) 8Tren8 iP pen, — SG, ge
fff s

axial oe

ae
6 @ 9

/ "WINGSBANERS LEADER’
“WAZEL KIRK” 2 {<
S “UN FLOR DEMAYO: Bo Ne
, “WAPPY THOUGHT”
“JOKALONG”

tiradlemvaners mate tron the fice 0 thts bell esvepl reygnlar discon dnmilted wlhin Mdayiaftar dle a Vareter

Noclaun ker deticcencieswill rallewnl unlessmade wilhart THREE DANSahter recetp of ytd, :
7 f / 7 i P YY m~ )
TLR Cg Bhypurgro 7° Vo 7% :

A bill from Morey & Myers Cigar Co. to Mess. Smith Brothers, Brighton,
for 35 pounds of cigar clippings. Dated Sep. 14, 1892.

TERMS:

D.F.MOREY, Presr.
ar es , Someta — LGO KL

Ae <s
r

I le eee aero

No claim for deficiencies wi ill be allowed unlew made within THREE DAYS after receipt of goods. No allowances made from the face of this bill except regular
discount, if remit atted within to days after date of i invoice.

Return to

MOREY & MYERS CIGAR 00,
OTTUMWA, Iowa.
Tf not delivered within 5 days.

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—— 3 7
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7 .
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Morey & Myers Cigar Co. envelope, July 7, 1888

105

Advertising Trade Cards from Morey & Myers Cigar Co.

WU
wa

OWe Rave Rat new and popufar
SRape Pfug Pobacco,

=PERFEGTION=

144x9 5 to I’) ‘n stock, in small boxes.

PERFECTIONMES A GOOD PIECE OF

TOBACCO AND FA Y= gills a

@
OFIT,
That is what you are cn

MOREY & MYERS CIGAR C0.,
OTTUMWA, I0OWAy

106

Advertising Trade Cards from Morey & Myers Cigar Co.

OWe Rave (Rat new anc popufar
Shape Plug Pobacco,

=!PERFEGTION=

1'éxg § to | om stock, in small boxes.
FPETION [5 A GOOD PIECE OF
TOBACCO AND PAYS A
NICE PROFIT.

Phat is what you are looking for, ain’t it ?

MOREY & MYERS CIGAR C0.,

se ~_

107

Morey & Myers Cigar Co. advertising card

E. J. Morey Cigar Factory advertising card

108

Neville & Higdon Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1897 - 1902

Brands of Cigars Made: Marinola

a)
ie

i -

Nn “ARINOLA CHICOS. a

. > 2 \ ‘x | a -
5 Sn
>) j vr

Neville's Marinola Chicos, Neville & Higdon Co.

109

Ostdiek Cigar Company

Years of Operation: 1891 - 1902

Brand of Cigars Made: The Minnow

The Minnow, Ostdiek Cigar Co., Factory No. 252, Fourth District, State of lowa

+ OSTDIEK CIGAR GO} COMPANY

ie e _OTTUMWa, We IOWA.
:

my i

rane Ne

BaCioey. No. 252, 4th Disc ‘State of Towa, 4

N OTIC CE. The Manufacturers of the Cigars herein contained } have com-_ .

plica With all the requirements of dy. Every person is cautioned net to, ©
“ use cither this box for Cigars agais. or the Stamp: thereon again, | nor to - 4

remove the conuents of this box without destroying said stamp, ‘tndor - rs

the penalties Browtged by law in such casés. *

ek. ee ie ate
Bee | * ; ey, Oe: Bi A i df rene c , ; : bi Nard as Nn | n we ~ ne 4

110

Pallister Brothers Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1889 - 1927

Brands of Cigars Made: The Pallister Cigar, Santa Rosa, Pallister’s Dozen, Rosa Americana, Blue Jay, Little
Dandies, Pearl of Pekin, Golden Crown, Imported Register, Prime Seconds, A No. 1, Long John, Moss
Rose, My Jack, Key West, Stock Exchange, Henry Vane, Legion of Honor, Pallister $40, Pallister U.S.
Smoker, No Binder Cigar, La Thella, La Rosa de Cuba, La Afinidad, A.C.T., Trinidad, Alma Rosa, Trotter,
Gephart Best, After Dinner, Liona, Havana Seconds, Crown Rose, George the Fifth Club House, Havana
Leaf, Pallister’s Hand Made, San Rayo, Pony, Legion d’ Honneur, The Ottumwa Cigar, Alma, Don Ray,
Trade Exchange, Appreciation, Double Eagle, Young America, Perfecto, Peter Dinner

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The Pallister Cigar, Santa Rosa, Pallister’s Dozen, and Prime Seconds were
made by the Pallister Brothers Cigar Co. (1889 — 1927)

111

The Pallister’s Dozen box held just 12 cigars. This box dates
circa 1901.

Pallisters Dozen cigars. This cigar box
held just 12 cigars.

The Pallister Cigar, Pallister Brothers

112

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Henry Vane — Pallister Brothers Cigar Co. (1889 — 1927)

~oe O: - Ciga® Made of ThatrU. s. Blend

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Leaion of Honor - Pallister Brothers

Pallister's U.S. Smoker

113

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Trade Exchange cigars made by Pallister Brothers Cigar Co.

RECIATION

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Appreciation cigars made by Pallister Brothers

114

Pallister’s Crown Rose “Salesman’s Sample”
box, ca. 1901.

Pallister Brothers, Factory 22, 4°" District
State of lowa. A box of 12 cigars is called a
“salesman’s sample.”

The box is approximately 5” wide, 4” deep,
and 1-1/2” tall.

The image inside the lid was copyrighted in
1901 by the American Lithographic Co., NY.

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The revenue stamp is 10 inches long and covers
parts of the top, both sides, and some of the
bottom of the box.

115

- .=PALLISTER’S==—
“High Grade Havana Cig:

Liona, Pallister’s High Grade Havana Cigars (tin box)

George the Fifth Club House, Pallister Brothers (1889-— 1927)

Manufactured circa 1905

116

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2 SEED AND HAVANA FILLER
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The Ottumwa Cigar made by Pallister Brothers

117

LIS

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Pallister's Hand Made cigars, Pallister Brothers Cigar Factory, No.
22, Third District, State of lowa

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PALLISTER BROS, Moke > OTTCOMWA, TOWA

Hand Made Havanas, Pallister Brothers Cigar Co.

118

Pallister’s Havana Leaf, salesman’s
sample of 25 cigars. Circa 1905. Cigar
box measures 5-1/2” wide, 2-3/4 high,
3-1/4 deep.

S. Wallace Printer, Ottumwa, lowa.

Pallister's Pony Cigars, Pallister
Brothers Cigar Co. a fe
B Ai i }. S aM Tok

Peter Dinner cigars in glass jar. Pallister Brothers Cigar Co.

119

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL TRAVELER
5 cts. STR *X LG ae

NOTICE : THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CIGARS HE
CONTAINED HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIREME
OF LAW. EVERY PERSON IS CAUTIONED NOT TO
E'THER THIS BOX FOR CIGARS AGAIN OR THE STAMP THI,
ON AGAIN, NOR TO REMOVE THE CONTENTS OF THIS f
WITHOUT DESTROYING SAID STAMP, UNDER THE PEN
TIES PROVIDED BY LAW IN SUCH CASES.

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ECTION

ig guarantees
x of Cigars To be
very respect

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A.C.T. cigars, Pallister Brothers, Factory 22, Fourth District State of lowa-

120

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Alma cigars made by Pallister Brothers

[- <a ~— oa pans NS aa
Alma cigars. Pallister Brother, Makers. Factory No. 22, Fourth District State of

lowa

121

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Don Rey cigars, Pallister Brothers.

&s BPALLISTER'S 5 A
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— — ‘very mila iild 5° Cigars

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Pallister Brothers Prime Seconds cigars.

122

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123

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La Thella Royal Ten, Pallister Brothers, Makers

Young America cigars made by Pallister Brothers,
Factory 22, Fourth District, State of lowa

124

CLEAR AVANA
CIGARS.

Perfecto cigars made by Pallister Brothers, tin box

Crown Rose cigars made by Pallister
Brothers

To $f
7S

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Box of 12 Havana Seconds cigars, Pallister Brothers

125

Paper bag advertising Pallister

10c. CIGARS i Brothers Cigars
LA TH ELLA Printed by R. Gair Co., N.Y.

AND

HEN NRY _VAN E

~ ALSO. OUR LEADI LEADING NG Be CIGARS:
“THE $40,00 CIGAR, LA ROSA DE CUBA,
ue LA AFINIDAD, A, 6, Ta, TRINIDAD,
MOSS ROSE, ALMA ROSA, Tae,
e -GEPHART BEST, |

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Factory No. 22, 3 District of lowa —
1910

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La Rosa de Cuba, Pallister Brothers Cigar Factory,
Legion d’ Honneur, Pallister Brothers 1910

126

' 2 HAVANA CIGAR FACTORY

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Oe a

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, VALUE aeceien ae GARGE TO ACCOUNT OF = Pe Cae EXCHANGE. Dollars,

PALLISTER BROS.

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Pallister Brothers advertising
cards

Envelop from Bohe & Hicks Cigar
Manufacturers, 2 cent stamp. Date not legible.

127

George Potter & Brother
Years of Operation: 1919 - 1930

Brands of Cigars Made: Virginia Vall Bouquet, Charles the Fourth, Prime Seconds, Principe De Gayo, Little
Havanas, Hand Made

Charles the Fourth cigars made by George Potter &

Virginia Vall cigars made by George Potter & Brother

128

POTTER & B

MAKERS OTTUMWA IOWA.

Principe De Gayo cigars made by George Potter & Brother, Factory No. 175,
Third District, State of lowa

SdsSSsCta Se SRST Nes a \

129

Little Havanas Junior, George Potter & Brother Cigar
Makers

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130

Potter's Hand Made, George Potter & Brother

131

William Potter Cigar Co.
Years of Operation: 1930 - 1941

Brands of Cigars Made: Broadleaf, Little Ben, La Flora De Mayo, Potter’s Specials, Hand Made

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132

Potter's
Broadleaf

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Broadleaf cigars, William Potter Cigar Co., Factory 175, District of

lowa

Potter's Hand Made cigars, William Potter Cigar Co.

133

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POTTER'S

LITTLE BEN

—_—X—_—_.__.
The Cigar of a

Perfection in
Quality ~ Workmanship

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OLIT MWA
1OWA

Potter's Little Ben, William Potter Cigar Co.

134

L. F. Stark Cigar Co.

South Ottumwa, lowa

Years of Operation: 1889 - 1912

Brands of Cigars Made: On Deck, Special

135

LNVBBAABI,

WON

Stark's "On Deck" cigar boxes have a picture of Lewis Stark
on the inside of the lid.

136

Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1904 - 1916

Brands of Cigars Made: Little Ben, Robert Lee, Private Stock

“STENTZ Bone

OTTUMWA - - - IOWA

Little Ben, Stentz & Bohe Makers. Printing by the Ottumwa Blank Book &
Printing Co., Ottumwa, lowa.

137

Outside lid of Little Ben cigar box. Circa 1905

A rare "Private Stock" cigar tin by Stentz &
Bohe, Factory No. 130, 3 District of lowa.

138

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Robert Lee brand of cigars by Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co.

Robert Lee, end of box. Stentz & Bohe Makers

139

Union Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1899 - 1919

Brands of Cigars Made: The Rattler, Manifesto, Commercial Club, Black Poodle, Big Diamond, Roma

LONG
HAVANA S.
FILLER

Peet semenete "LAS € waseta eac. :
. Fritz EHRMANN’S. CIGARS anne

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Union Cigar Co. Ottumwa, Iowa.
i. == thin

Roma cigars, Fritz Enrmann's Cigars, Union Cigar Co., Factory 249,
| Third District, State of lowa

140

141

Wapello Cigar Co.

Years of Operation: 1889 - 1910

Brands of Cigars Made: Gold Seal, Twisthead, Little Yara, Corona Del Rey, May Flower, Globe

142

Globe cigars made by Wapello Cigar Co., Factory No. 35, Fourth
District, State of lowa

My /
Le an CU ui i a om eer

FACTORY 4935 4™ Distrizx, State of IOWA.

SG IYGE 3 3 THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CIGARS HEREIN CON-

= TAINED _ HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS —
OF LAW. EVERY PERSON 1S CAUTIONED NOT:TO USE EITHER THIS

8OX FOR See OR THE STAMP THEREON AGAIN, NOR
TO REMOVE THEBCSONTENTS OF THIS BOX WITHOUT DESTROY-
ING SAID ST4 MP UNDER THE PENALTIES PROVIDED |
BY LAW Ii SUCH CASES.

143

Standard Prodyc{ of the Wapello Cigar Co.,,

_. OTTUMWA, IOWA,

—

GOLD SEAL #0

The Gold Seal cigar, made by the Wapello Cigar Co., Factory No. 23, Fourth
District, State of lowa

FACTORY N° 35,4™ District, State of IOWA.

IWOTIGIE 3 tHe MANUFACTURER OF THE CIGARS HEREIN CON-
= = TAINED HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS

RTHIS
N 1S CAUTIONED NOT TO USE EITHE

E OR THE STAMP THEREON AGAIN,NOR
S BOX WITHOUT DESTROY-

OF LAW. EVERY PERS
BOX FOR CIGARS AGAIN,
TO REMOVE THE CONTENTS OF THI

ING SAID STAMP UNDER THE PENALTIES PROVIDED
BY LAWIN SUCH CASES.

. oN.

144

Newspaper Advertisements

ES —

|ponacco AND CIGARS.

“Ta

K{ngebaker Bros’, Cigar Manufacto-

‘The only Exclusive Tobacco | ry is one of the growing and prosper-

House in the City. ous institutions of our city. They

ROBT BIGHAM - Pro.|t meke the best quality of and

| are doing a large business. They buy

The best of and sell at wholesale Cigars,

VIRGINIA LEAF, a a Tobaccos

ie : and Smokers’ Goods, and are building
CONNECTICUT | up a h i , trade in that ae

and —— re

FINE CUT TOBACCOS .-

‘|THE BEST HAVANA AND OTH-|,
ER CIGARS.

| I manufacture my own cigars, and warrant

June 19, 1873 Ottumwa newspaper

them to be all thai is represented.

od 1 a ¥ = ; i= = =
| heen | Win 8. Dea
Orders by mai! will receive attention. r- & > healle !

| Remember the place—Main St. between ae
Pt Warket. an aiken, at the old stand. wa iv anteater tee ob oe Tare ae
| | Rorert BiewamM. mit es
Ottumwa Democrat
Newspaper, March 16, 1871

Robert Bigham Cigar Factory

je ‘i
ye ‘ ch a * 7 v1) . .
. . pa dae ee Ae (|. Ottumwa Daily Courier, December
=. Berar. absolutely the finest 27, 1881

Seand purest 5 cent cig
remade, Try it and you]
aa will smoke no other.

lll

ee oe me (

LITTLE YARA
is hand made, half Ha- |
yana filler, Sumatra
wrapper constituting thus

Ottumwa Democrat, April 10, 1889

Ad ad PE Lvs

Bohe & Ullrich, the live cigar men, che King Bee smoke of
have added two new i cent brands to

‘their already popular line. These are ail for Sc.

line this year that they ever had in) c WAPELLO CIGAR CO.
stock, and the prices have been ail
marked down. t-l-saw

Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, March 27, 1889

dete ee |

Ottumwa Daily Courier, March 6,
1903

145

Two 1903 Ottumwa Courier

O’MALLEY’S Kl Kl 5c CIGAR Newspaper ads for the Charles
UNION MADE O’ Malley KI Cigar.

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MADE FOR MEN

O’Malley’s KI KI 5c Cigar

UNION MADE

... MOKE...

CANNY’S CIGARS
Uawkeys cigar Saelony, ;

“Old Kid” Straight 5c.
4 FEMALE HELP WANTED,
WANTED — GIL FOR GUNERAL 1908 Newspaper Ad
howenork, Apnly Mm. W. 2 Dour |
424 W. ath.

WANTED—CIGAHMAKSRS AT THB |

- —

i a F

ed
WANTED = GIRL FOR GRATRAL
bhousevork. 117 N, Willow. _

WANTED = GILT FO rT ren | 3 |
hycwework, fuqulre nt 38 F. Footth | Wagello Cigar Co's. Big 4
Sr. ;

MALE HELP WANTED. 14 Seal,

a |
WANTEN-CARLPENTERS, PLASTELELH | Little Yara,
hod corrieie ané inthers. Addrem Walter

Meyers, Buxton, Iowa. May Flower,
ei ee eS .

OAR MAKDERA WANTHD— THO ft Terie
eogh finil-warkmes, to make Undverenlt Twisthead.
100 elgures Julius echt.

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Ottumwa Courier, August 11, 1903

Smoke Fecht's Wild Rose and Smoke Fecht’s Key West cigar.
Fecht's Little Wild Kose cigars. . | 3 .
Ottumwa Sunday Democrat, Ottumwa Daily Democrat, June 17, 1891

August 19, 1888

146

‘Wapello Cigar Co” $ Big Cue

GOLD SEAL,
LITTLE YARA,
MAY FLOWER,
TWISTHEAD.
Any of them good enough for anybody.

a i i i i RA A i i A il al

Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, April 24, 1903

or eee eee

+ O'Malley's Ki - Kiz ;
$ scCIGAR. UNION MADE. +
Set nae ae
+

$ They Sell for Five Cents and They Are
¢ Well Worth It.
SEES EEE ETE TET Tt ttt:
Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, April 24, 1903

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smoke Amelang’s favorite new
brands, the “Queen of May” and “Blue |
Bell” Sc cigars, made of clear [lavan- |
na lillers.

Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, siaech 27, 1889

No Dull Moments
If You Smoke

MKAIG & POTTER’S
“101”. 5 Cent Cigar

Good Enough and Blg Enough for Anybody. 39,000 sold In
Ottumwa in 30 days.

To the persons bringing to thin factory the firet and
second correct aolutlogs to the Courler’a Picture Puzzle will
be given a box ot “L01" Cigars, free, Contest closes Wed-
neaday arening at @ O'clock,

Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, April 12, 1910

NOTICE
TO SMOKERS

W° are the originators of

the brand “TWISTHEAD”

as applied to Cigars.
The wonderful success. of
our “TWISTHEAD” has induc-
ed certain unprincipled
manufacturerato put imita-
tions of the same on the
market.

Consumers that want the
geruine original ‘“TWIST-
HEAD" should examine the
label and see that they get
the produat of the

Wapello Cigar Co,
* cececceccece

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, December 12,
1901

"A QUALITY SMOKE

—at a low price

Regular and Panatela
LITTLE YARA
CLUB FIRST

CIGARS
oe

ac
JULIUS FECHT, Inc. |

OTTUMWA, IOWA
Manufacturers of Cigars
Made Better Than Good

Ottumwa Daily Courier, July 5,
1932

147

» > Baby don't’? coke A Se
~~ But Papa Smokes — $

Pallster’s car

The ‘Glaae Trade :

i has fouzd one cigar they evidently en-
:Joy. Sales are tip on Fallster’s $46
ud tipar.

Ottumwa Courier, May 20, 1903

Smoke... Ao
The Ottumwa Booster 5c
S. & S. 5c
_Gypsette 5c and 10c
Union Made Cigars.

Tothe persons bringing in the Tth

* and 14th correct solutions of this puz-

gle tothe S. & 8S. Cigar Fac-

tory at 109 East Second

street, will be awarded a
bozof 25 «=

Ottumwa Boosters

Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, April 12, 1910
Smith & Schwartz Cigar Co.

Ad for Pallister’s cigars. Date unknown.

“Baby don’t smoke...
But Papa Smokes”

Little Ben Cigars §

EVERY CIGAR

we make {s highly appreciated +
by smokers. The goods are In _

them and quality makes them |

the finest 50 goods made.

‘STENTZ & BOHE,
Manufacturera,

Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, January 27. 1906

WANTED—20 Tobaceo Strippers at
Harkert’s Cigar Factory. |
\
Ottumwa Daily Review, June 14, 1911.
Harkert’s Cigar Factory

Tee ee aR eae 1
- Don’t forget to try the Autumn|'
Queen and Prize Lilly Scent cigars to-|
day. tf
Bohe and Ullrich Cigar Manufacturers.
Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, March
27, 1889

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148

.f STE Ayzathis ||
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Julius Fecht advertising cigar box
opener.

The perfect 5c cigar

©. K. is a mild, amooth-burn-
ing, cool-amoking cigar that
should be in «a higher price
class. Quality tobaccos, care-
fully selected and blended to
give perfect smoking satisfac- J
tion, are akillfully worked Into
this clgar by hand. For ©. K.
is hand-made by Ottumwana in
fan Ottumwa factory. ©. K. is
J made in two sizes—brevy and
panatela. Both have long fill- J

Julius Fecht Cigar Co., Ottumwa Evening Democrat,
June 13, 1904

The next time vou buy a

cigar—try O. K. They may be
bought singly or by the box at.
all dealers.

iJulius Fecht, Inc.
§ Manufacturer of Cigars Made
Ret la

Ff Than (finod.
OTTUMWA, TOWA

Ottumwa Daily Courier, March
15, 1934

ERLE RP LALIT

Midget Road Map of lowa. This is one
of many advertising artifacts used by
Julius Fecht to promote their cigars.

149

—_— —————

The Hawkeye Cigar Company has |
.

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moved into Its fine new building at 107
East Second street. The increasing
business of the company made the
change necessary and it will now be
possible to double the output of cigars.
The bullding has been especially fitted
for a clear factory and is conveniently
arranged. The offices and shipping}
and stock roonis are located on the |
ground floor, The manufacturing de-.
partment is on the second floor and in
charge of Elmer McGee, a practical ci-
par maker of years of experience.

Mr. J. W. Calhoun is the manager of
|} the company and states that the out-
i put of the factory |s now about 5,000)

SMOKE
H. A. ZANGS’
SPECIALTIES,
OTTUMWA LEADER,
KICKAPOO,
WO. 15,
PRAIRIE QUEEN,
PEA COCK,
| GOLDEN GuAPE,
| TAMBOURINE.

a ee
|

H. A. Zangs’ Cigar Factory

Ottumwa Daily Democrat,
September 29, 1888

A
2

cigars daily, and that {t wil] be ey
Siry to increase the capacity to keep |
: : up with the orders,
al HI
g ) DD?) | Hawkeye Cigar Company, 107 E. Second Street.
‘ PALLISTER’S aes:
ee | Producing 5,000 cigars a day.

:
RIME § Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, September 25, 1903.

SECONDS

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A GENTLEMAN'S SMOKE.
THE VICTOR, 5c CIGAR

It contains quality.
We want your judgment on it.
Respectfully,

THE WIZARD CIGAR ©O.,
CrHas, O'MALLEY, Prop. ,

PEP Peereeerreerre ree ee rete

Ottumwa Democrat, February 13, 1903

Ottumwa Sali Review, ecbaiane 19,
1916

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150

Newspaper Articles

The elgar industry in Ottumwa is one

18,210,000 Cigars
Are Manufactured
Here Every Year

lof the leading industries of the city. It i (ee Oe eee eee eee
jthan any one industry in the city, and '* and for end they would make an *
pays out more money each month for | * unbroken jine reaching from Ot- *
ee ve ao : aa * tumwa to Portland, Ore.. from *
| ees than any other one aOeNery ’ * Minneapolis to New Orleans, or *
equaling about what the Morrell Pack- * from Denver to Londen, Ont. *
ing Co, Days out. * The total number manufactured *
| * during the year totalled 18,210. *
Kingsbaker Brothers Cigar Manufacturers * 000. To congume this output * |.
* every male adult in Ottumwa *
* would have to smoke five Per. *
Ottumwa Weekly Courier, February 06, 1873 o Naetsaia dake « .
se eeaetPosettetenepeanertaetGianea

The clgar industry of Ottumwa will
rank amotge the larger Industries In
thie portion of the state, and is sure
posed ii ite gonual output by but|
few citles of the state. The number]
emploved in Ottumwa elgar factories
Will reach nearly 600 and are divided
‘in the olne factories throughout the
city, which expend for wages «alone
S145 0000 yearly, all of which finda Ite
Way itta clreulation among the var-
| fonts busiiess# honsee of the city and
rove A Means of support toa @
\lnree tmiiiber of faroiiies. Many of the
\etuploves of the elgar loduetry are
Elrls, Who will comprise over one-half,
(Of those engaced In clear making, men |
Hod boys making up the balance ’
The elgarg manifartured in this|
city are by 00 Meane consumed bere, |
os it would be impossible to consume |
that amount here tf all the smokers
) would average five clgara per day. The
bulk of Ottumwa elgarg ure distrib-
uied throughout the state ond in
‘|northern MMiseourl, and make guilte a
(factor In the exprese businewe out of
jthe ety.
Extend Long Distance,
| The product of the elgar factories of
_ Oltimwe for the past pear will show |
jan approximate yaluation of $678.000,.
\and were each cigar made to be lald
‘lend to end, they would reach (be enor-
“mous distances of from Denver, Colo.,
in the west to London, Ont., In the
‘northeast: from Minneapolia. Minn. io
. the north to New Orleans, Ta., in the:
south, and from Ottumwa to Portland
') Me, The immense tolal of cigars made
there in 1807 will reach 18,270.0000.

The Ottumwa clgar manufactar-|,
ing company will commence business |;
to morrow in the Chilton building on
Market strect.

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, March 7, 1883

Joe Kuchendurfer, a clear maker
who claims to be looking for work, was]
released after passing the night in jail
for belng drunk, upon a promise to
leave the city it once,

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, December 12, 1901

Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, January 2,
1908

151

BAGK AT WORK

Jul Feoht. and and and |,
Factories Have Resumed

Operations Today,
‘SOME WORKERS STILL OUT

y i% ignrttiokers, whe left thelr work du
jilie dulioe Peet? amd 0, & Li. eigar fe-
taries Monday, peered ange tha eFtthement
of Wage difference, retoracd to thetr lo
dere thie afternaan the employers bhavel

ayn Wifajiy secede] to ther cdivapnee |

lotrel hoal ore eptesl the ThHimowe (‘igor

} en Kira Mroteective maser titi, ai ar |
“guuivation elfeeting: nmly heen cigar: |

lemekeers, The eraemela uf the riveree
lors were thot they he parted no mchditinnal
‘deitar for eweh [JH0) ¢ignres tan ine-

jufed, ov that. the senle be rebel From |

ie fra eh

li othwe foetories the atrhke ia wtill
lan though from anetiein! ssurces it wae
| iret pt iple } n aetblement of the differences
imu? te heonght alee nf fn eal
dite. THowrever, monufselorire, as well
o- the cigerinakere, amen dlehercninl|
ti butler stan), ‘Phoer stethers who re
turneel to Pieler work Ube mar! ULE imines
| nay ope clollor of alk ms aut of thew w ree
| fie the feeaaefit of thos. cmp lavas fuia
gre pet af werk. Thie means thot on
at neernge of sheet #75 slollers ao daly
will the jaibel aap the fond,

‘it the Peeht fovtory it was statel
fiat the employes hal reterned te thelr
werk with the anderstamthag that the
aygrerniendt woke bell gins! ongil wll
eigar fertories were again ot work,

Then the scale, os ptern ly fixes), will]

(eva iii fare “at Chine, Pe bicvpbal the tobe af |
ere dellar tee ghyen in all the farterhes,
| Chale wil ne ake the werent remeber at
he Feel for fory prnianest, At thw
Tk Le fe auey al Wow stmled Wliod thie
jletinet=s bid been naeoulitionally ae
ee cete],
A heneit for the etrokers will le giv:
en at the Empire theater Wedneuiny

ol Thorsiaw, Tiekels for sdlmittaner |

te the theater ore bepag ahd at ten
cotta eneh. Other benefits will be mr
quae later.

Ottumwa Daily Review, November

14,1916

152

Morey — Myers Cigar Co., Ottumwa Daily Democrat June 19, 1888

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154

Cigar Factory Workers Strike, September 21, 1899

WA COURIER: THURSDAY, sEPTEM

Se urate a Strike for Union
Wages Tuesday.

ihe
“PARADE THE
as

ear ae
__ Mented by a Brace Band tho strikers
pee Ous of Fourteen Pa
en Weemees, QS es \

ff Tee S ‘ Mare |
From Peislests Duly =;

Fifty. cigarmakers, girls and mep,
Mporking dn the unorganized shops of
Ottumwa, struck this morning for un-|

fon’ wages. They paraded the main
streets, headed by the Wapello Chief
“band. and the strikers were gathered
from shop to shop, until when every

. hon-union shop had been visited, fitty|

were in line. They then went to La-

‘bor hall on Second sirect, and have |

‘been in conference all dal.

About 8:30 o'clock this morning, Lew
Stark, an chairman of the committee,
_¥ecompanied by two other union men |

nea the band, stdrted out to gather
‘The Morey & Myers oh
,on South Court street, war
t visited. Mere there were between
peep and forty men and girls at work.

— in, 7 eo as

LBER |

out of that number between twenty-|_,
ite and thirty went out. The proces-
Ionext went to Emil Fecht's cigar}
c ory OF Main AN but were un-)
able to get ar © twelve cigar-|
it A te to. come Out,

one visited, and bere he 5 re}
jolned by two girls, out of the five
cigarmakers employed there, The pro-|'
Lorri er apenauel to Julius Fecht's
we on South Markee Meet, w
thay were joined by three men, out
of the twen ae oe cigarmnakers at
‘work. At Pallister Braet where fifty |
are employed. five girla|
and one as weriy.c J. Graves)
waa the nex |
Siatted. but none of the toupee ea
soakera there came out. The
slog ten wurched to McKee &
shop op South Court atreet, but. were
vnsuccessful in shale oemnt ue eel
anyone to strike, i
went out, but we ‘did a come th}
wore.at all this morning, Il. J. Ost-|
‘diel cet one iin, an apprentice, as,
the result of the visit there, After}
Wislting the above named shops — the
strikers proceeded to, Labor hall. There
held a*meecting and have been In
aaa tanan: ever sinee., The whole pro-|
n of the. strikers caused pees
e> Ktemenis: 0. the street, and crowds|
| erceted people followed. wtheun |
from plice to place to see what derel-|
opments the visit would bring, ——
leer there are fourteen elenif
six of which are union ar;
pan non-union, The men in the tn-
n shops average $12 a week and work.
eight hours a day. They work under
ay Cuban union and International un-
fon: bil

of seale, which ranges from!
-the lowest, to #06, the highest, per
‘thousand for making.. In non-union)
shops the girl worker. gets from #3 to
ee per week, on on average, and the

receive, on an average, from §7 to
$10, So ee ie wony: a a compensation for|
their work, ,

; Rane ri

21, 1899.

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mie

Cigar Makers Turn Out Tuesday |

and Get More Reoruits.

THEIR APPEAL 10 THE PUBLIC.

or Se a oF

All the work

have $10

Claim to Mave $10,000 With Which to
Carry on the Strike—What One
Man Says About the

“! Situation,

From Wednesday's Daily.

The situation in ‘the cigar makers’
strike remains practically the same
today, although the strikers have re-
eeived several additions to their rants,
«men in the Wapello Cizar
ry went out today, and
n other factories left thelr
The strikers have issued an

company's

several in ot
work.

“appeal” wherein they set forth the

cause Of the strike in |
union cigar factories.) They claim to
000 with which to contest the
strike, and say they, propose to stay
with it to the end. They are confident
of winning.

he different non-

Out of the 127 cigar makers in the

eight non-union shops of the city, be-
tween eighty and ninety are out. This
afterndon the strikers held

band, and visited the various non-

| another
rally, paraded the streets headed by a

union shops. The twelve cigar mak
employed by Emil Fecht went out,and
-/S5ix or eight are said to have gone out |
from Pallister Bros. The other shops}
_| were’ more or Jess affected. After the |
_|rally the strikers went to Labor hall
_| where they are holding a meeting af
the time of going to press. The ex-
ecutive committee held a meeting at
‘| Labor hall this morning, which was
‘}very enthusiastic. The rally last even-
\Jing, st which the strikers visited all
the unorganized shops, brought out
not a few men and girls. Nothing of
'|importance was done at the evening |
meeting, /
What One Man Says.

“We have $10,000 with which to
‘| win this strike,” said a prominent labor |
jleader this morning. “Ottumwa has|
[fone been considence the worst sweat]

«hp city in the cigar line of any town|
lin “khe state. and” organized labor
throuxhout lowa has come to the sup-
port of the strikers, There are 7,000
a within a radius of fifty miles
Wi, and every one of them has|
‘| pledged hi
his wages eX
of the people Who have gone out in
this difficulty." This fund does not in-
clude the contriUtions that will come
from the unions @Mliated with the
American Federation of Labor through-|
‘out the United St¥tes, nor that contrib-|
luted by the Intern@tional Cigarmakers’
union. Besides this\4,pregunent busi-
‘ness man of the city, stopped Mé on the
street this morning and told me that
if we neeted money to carry ouf\eUr
cause he had $2,500 for us any time WE
would call on him,

“Another thing we want the people
of Ottumwa to understand and that is
that women and girls are eligible to
the cigarmakers union. Those who
have gone out in this strike are mem-

h week for the support

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157

lcontrary, let them try it.
|find every city and

| bers of the union and will be protected |

ithe same as men. Every person who

lwalked out yesterday has ‘since join-|

the union. The accusution that has

been made by our enemies to the si

fect that this is a movement to set
the girls and women out of ci: gor fac-
jtories is a falsehood. We propose to
}/g@ive the women the Sorauta re an Ee-
curing positions in case | RL
organizing any of the
which the strike is now on,
istand by the women and
associated with us in t
j/until the end.

; “We make the statement and will
substantiate it that eastern sweat shop

if the manufacturers believe to the
They will

oughly organized ag Ottumwa,

Nees

a sey er eee ee eee?

é aera him or herself on

The Appeal.
To the Public: We appeal to your

| cigar | ;

ing racthh Othat no man or-woman can
fhe starv:
vages paid in the non-union | iga:

an ‘$5.75 per week. We are a Ae
lfor no sympathy except that which we
«deserve. and we went on a strike be-

jcause we could not exist-on the wages

now paid, There are many girls among

us, and we are determined that they

shall be supported in this movement
until the end.

jand ourselves, only in the matter of
| wares, and neither have we acted im-
| pulsively in this matter, but honestly

believe that we will bring to us many |
sympathizers when we sincerely state

the average scale of wages paid in the
non-union vig ror shops is

“We will |
puis who are
movement

rs, cnnnot be sold in this territory.

SS ee a ee ae ee eee ee

nmlet as thor-
Noth-|
ling goes these days but the blue la-

= <n — i: — |

sympathy tle: thal forth the cause of)

n the different BOR UNoR j}men and women

sri

There is no personal]
strife between those who employ us

the Der

| week,
swer: Are the striking cigarmakers
in the right or wrong?

Birieing Cigarmakers.

rom Thursday’ ® Daily.

The situation in the cigar
strike remains practically the same,
The strikers have issued another ap-

‘leott on next Monday.

‘jhas been done regarding the boycot-
‘lting of the non-union goods,” said a
| prominent labor leader this morning,
Bahl that will begin early Monday

jmorning, At that time at least

| cers Union w iT a sent out in the ter-
ritory where the product of the non-
inion shops are sold.
| beginning*to come in : by Saturday
bight every striker w ill go home in a
|happier state of mind than if they had
worked at the low wage’ scale d

the past week. Over two-thirds of the
employed in non-
union shops are out, hava joined
ithe union. We are confident. victo-

right you will waite ‘e the mapufactur-
ers do not deny our statement, and as’

| nothing to say.”

_ Below, however, are published state-
ments from two PrgmUReae manufac-
| turers.

158

The question is for you to an-|'

peal, aud say they will declare a boy-

“We are up to a time where nothing :

», half |

he funds are}

and as an ae that we are |

was stated in the newspapers “Haye

c
}

a
{> Mr.
had left his shop ‘were mostly young
beginners. some not having been at
work over a few weeks, and are not

cigarmakers at all. ‘His best men did |

\not go out and are all at work. There
lwere not seventy-five cigarmakers
among the strikers as stated in the re-
foort of Tuesday, and the statement
made Wednesday that 127 cigarmakers
Jare out is untrue. The strikers are
ltargely strippers and apprentices and
Jiany of them are young girls. ,

Pallister snid that those who | |

| The “prominent labor leader,” who is *
'| quoted In yesterday's Courier as saying ©
| hat women and girls are eligible to the ©
‘|cigarmakers’ union, failed to specify! ?
‘| what all union cigarmakers know, viz., !
hat they must first be able to make!!
ciears, and a malority of the strikers !
do not belong to this class. They would ,°
litnd difficulty in getting a job abroad |
under the union seale und require: |i
ments, The strike, if persisted in, will, |!
as we fully believe, result in throwing ¢t
nany women and girls out of a job for)!
the winter. 4 j
No demand has been made on us t
Jand no grievance presented, We have 1
sever refused to consider any request | |
‘rom. our employes and we are always}
ready to hear them. As manufacttrers_
|ave simply state that the union scale

lean not be paid in Ottumwa and trav--

‘ng salesmen employed at the same i
Aime, ) | |
| if the strike is persisted in it w
1 vault eecageine the lurger factories
}*hrowing all traveling. men and other,
jimploves out of work, At the same '
‘ime the territory now occupied by Ot
uma dealers will be taken possession
of by non-union competitors elsewhere, —
ynd if thie is done it will require years
‘o recover the business for Ottumwa. |
'This ig really a sevious phase of the sit-
‘ation, and should ‘be well considered |
Da PORES on the future growth and —
|welfare of Ottumwa, | ye fae
- With this the interview closed, ex-"
cent that Mr, Fecht stated that he es-
timates the probable injpry to Ottum-'
wa Interests a8 a manufacturing town)
by this strike at fully $50,00v. _

THE MANUFACTURERS SIDE,

‘Statement to the Pablie by the Wapello |

oh . : Mmpany.

ae ee™

ay not be untime-

159

published in the papers, and to par- |
tihlly present the other side in the}.
preea strike difficulty. — |
Sneaking of ourselves (the Wapello
imar Co.) we employ steadily twenty}
people (not twelve, as stated). We pay |
cigarmakers from $10.50 to $11.0 a
week, Strippers. $4, A
Our employes have no grievance, are |.
willing to work and emphatically say |,
they will not ioin the union—we are:
‘not a tnion factory and never will be,!
‘for the Gcllowiins reasons, that ought |
to seem good for apy fair-minded per-|

' Should we, for instance, in order to, '
‘enter the union, take this 92.50 in Ha- !
_vana from our brands, and give it to
labor, we would speedily lose the |
ground gained, and after losing our |
trade would of course have to lay off 1
people in turn, Now some dowbt- |
ine Thomas will say: How do we i
know tHis is so? We would say in re- ¢
‘ply that the books are open for in-;
spection, and the writer will prove to ,
‘any uninterested inquirer that our net +
‘profit wag $1.40 per thousand during ;
| 1898. Just how we could very well ,

son!

The cigar business of Ottumwa Is by |
no means vested in the few unim]
‘ant union shops that depend ent rely’
upon local trade, and in no instante |

jde- business enough to justify the em--

ployment o ergs, but in the large
‘non-union fact any
employs more inion than all of the
former combined,
| ost of there alleged _ inion
shops employ one man, usually the)
‘owner, sell all their produét in the
town Where they happen to be located, |
and are consequenily of no benefit to,
that town, compared with factories.
that make for the general market and,
jemploy travelers.
' Where we sell one cigar in Ottumwa
‘we sell fifteen abroad, and every box
of these, goods adds to Ottumwa’s
‘Importance as a manvwfacturing cen-
‘ter, :
Now the unitiated witl ask, why
‘would this not be feasible under the
blue label? Simply because in our
case it would cost us $2.50, inore per

| Thousand eg make our product in a un-
. fon factory than by our present meth-
“od. "This § 2,50 we put into our product

' in the shape of Havana tobacco, and
thereby attain a quality otherwise im-
|, possible. and to which may in a gen-
‘ eral way be ascribed the wonderful
' growth of our business, :

oe eS 7

t= =

one of which .

) would certninly rele

Las
bi
'

Dh Mor tiene rensons the Wanpello ror:

‘pay $2.50 per thousand more for labor —
under these circumstances, must be :
‘made nilain to us before we will e ever

conform to the union seale, |‘:

an udditional wage figure from the
manufacturer when he adds Havana
to his cigar, regardless of what he ny
have to sell his preduct for. This
| just as though Brother Lee would bee
to pay his typos a greater remuneration
tor setting up a well written article —
than for a poorly written one, ani
egate Havann tobac-'
out of & cent oly aay

| Acain, the union re would exact
|

rs in any ey

company will never join the union,
‘but prefers to go out of Ottumwa, or
even out of business, in preference,
some weeks ago the merchants, the
| bukers, the candlestick makers, CLC, |
of Ottumwa were induced == to
- buy lots in the Dain additicn,
‘with a view of bringing that non-
‘union plant to our city. In this con-,

| nection it. may be noted, that not a’
, single union cigar factory bought a)

. lot, while nearly every non-union fac-|

[ tory made the sucrifice, But how now?

160

Is this | Union lubor movement volug |
‘to be directed against the Dain people
‘as soon as they are fairly settled?)
Or perhaps against the Janney plant
(also non-union), who were induced to
move here last year by a similar heroic
flenthig, Theis factory tea? oBpeAk op
jliehting their factor, peak up,
scmsébod ¥; and tell us when will the
ycking: prnas © met ia Mukapte DRY. make

more ‘pro one ¥V | he com-
bined non-union cigar factor do in,

“ten. When you have corded? hem all,
. Ottumwa will be about as important.

in the world of manufacture as is Pairs

able ae he would at that point

tumwa to answer now, free from all
prejudice and labor — fanatacism, — ds,
shall Ottumwa conthue to flourish as_
a manufacturing center or shall ane
|go down?

‘your city without any bonus, and has
Jabored faithfully to build up a tro ve
demand ou its products. It is not anch-'

here, however, and ocd no
n lot

midst: we Sake therefore free to ee
‘where, and will Sybut pee do 80, unless,

ate people and your . LOW a.

irer snirit than they e ime!

mediate past. Wapello ¢ Co.

| per Fecht,
. ,

field. and Brother Lee will find the!
| publication of a daily about as profif-|

The question for the people of Ot-!.

‘The Wapello Cigar company came. ‘to!

161

pT SER OT Bt ee TUMOR We Da ile tr ab hy any oer BAL PR E4%6 as eat. 8
ee Rye be ON ee Arn ay a i i eee ao i ee ge a
ru ] ; as he .
.THE OTTOUMWA COURTE:
. A Eh - 4 i
- q F : ne .
ceo ea ite hire 4 ney SRS Tig eae A ee ors

‘ eee Shs

73 , <i 1 s -
Se os he ea ..
ee ee ee
, :
my
F F fi pS
a = aa.

_- & Heply to the Wapello ©o

it 4 ' I
= . eh, te
gar.

a . x Li = 8 &
f wee Teena
sé ahr aah cota ee Ah ee
eww Eee eee |

_ Editor Courier: I notice in“yester-

-pelio Cigar company, i. e.; Emil Fecht,
in regard to the prevailing conditions
of the cigarmakers of Ottumwa: If
Mr. Fecht had tried, he could not have
‘written an article any more open to

eriticism than he did. o

_ In the first place he states that he
' pays cigarmakers from $10,50 to $11.50
and strippers $3 per week, Now, a

_ dav’s Courier a statement by the Wa-

|
}
t

lieve that anyone will admit that. $2.

_ per week is not a very great premium
on skilled labor, when it is taken into
consideration that a cigarmaker Serves
_ an apprenticeship of three years, at
_ about $3 per week, in order ‘to become
~ axskilled workman, ~ - |
He says: “Our employes have no
_ Rrievanee and are willing-to work.”
_ pif that is the case, why did
Some of them quit? If they are satis-
fied, why are they ‘not working now?
, Next. Mr. Fecht tries to belittle the
union shops-and extols the merits of
_ the pon-union shops. Now, there is
One union factory in this city which
. €mploys seven’ men, and the trade of
those seven men is worth more to the
Merchants of this town than would be
| the trade of fifteen boys and_ girls,

Mr. ‘Fecht says that a shop employing:

- and paying seven mien the. union. scale
is “of no. benefit” to a town it is in.
“Then Mr, Fecht calls atténtion to the

fact that the non-union cigar: shops
all purchased lots in the Dain addi-

'
|

{

~judice and labor fanaticism,” and is,
calculated Oo engender prejudice,

_ Twill also call Mr. Fecht's attention |
-atarted without any bonus and are la-|

ee a vais ‘SS Sete e Tel yj j ¥ may RAP ih er! Pere cant Tae ty

.% at ee ; : 5 tl bllp aban iat Saree ‘ at Pe Ms, -s r. i “ hse tA : gt + | i :
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1899

‘roe Pa oa i c L a >. H ' } i i i 4 FP ' *

| tion, It is possible that there are quite |

a humber of institutions in town which, |
df they were getting as much work |
done for as little money as the non- |
union cigar shops are, could also have
purchased lots in this addition,
Then Mr. Fecht speaks about “pre-|

In the same paragraph, using utterances ,

arainst a plant which is not yet here,
and also -those which are here now,

and are monuments of labor as well as}
eapital. He closes the paragraph with
the ‘question: “Shall Ottumwa con-|'
tinue to flourish as a manufacturing
center or shall she go down now?”

I ask are pot the wages paid: in every.

anufacturing center the greatest*fac-

tor Ap building it? No one recognizes
as stro .

, nely* as thé trade unionist

that the employer must succeed in or-|
der for him to have employment, and:
‘BO one Works harder om more, constant: :

Ty for his employer than the member

ofa trade unlon. But success in busi-
‘ness does not consist in merely making |)
out-of that business the difference in
what an employer is paying and what|
‘he should pay his workmen, Or in oth-|,
er words living off the people who}
work for him.

to the fact that the union shops algo

‘boring Probably os hard as. he did to
build mp a business. His denunciation |
of unions jis uncalled for, because there

Was not a union man walked out of
his shop. and the whole trouble ia not

that of organized labor, but purely
that of laborers who Were not organiz-

nGiig It is, however, a fact, and’ was so

spoken of in the trust ‘conference Inat
eek in Chicago, ‘that organization is]

ie only nieans by which the working
‘Man con gain an audiqnce with’ the |.
corporate Wealth, and that the trade}.
‘union is no Jonrer looked upon by pro-|
gressive employers as “commanding" |:
attention, but deserving it, =. #4 |

(id

Continued on next page

162

Julins Recht on Cigarmakers’ Strike

Telating to the cigarmakers’ st ike rt
re
ee |

8 former workinan who is now :
> The writer has worked in this and
other cities for years; has established
ue factory out of his sayings; «has
‘stood by it through good and. bad
times; has brought trade and money to
Oftumava] at heavy expense, and has
‘@iven his undivided attention apd care,

‘throughout i lite-time, to the | evelop-

ment of this, his own Ottumwa factory,
But all this seeming prosperity seems
he at an end. and how it came about
Iwill try to tell thepublic. There ap-

peared, last Tuesday mornihg at the:

front of the writer's factory, a praces-
sign of ‘men, boys and girls, part. of
them only, cigarmakers, and by evi-
dently preconceried action, they were
joined by three of his workmen—tigar-
makers, No demand had been made,
Or no grievante presented,

‘cession, which was headed by a band, |
‘received accession at*other factories, —
|. The next day it was the same, until
_peonlé out to seriously cripple the fac-
tories, This, and especially the “getting:
out” of the girls, seems to be the end |
‘in view. ten cseateas
| Not one-fourth of the marching:
strikers are competent to take a job.
Very many are helpers (strippers), ap-|
prentices and workmen of minor ¢ca-
pacity yanany are probably there await-
ing the promised resources of monetary
help and not to look for a job at all.

| ‘The cost of production of cigars, and
the cost of selling and collecting (not
always an easy and pleasant matter),
is Such that a profit at $2 per thousand |
is about what is left in this factory. |}
I wilt always listen to reasonable de-|
‘mands: but how could 1, or anybody
else, pay $4.50 more per thousand for
‘work, when the profit is about $2. I
I will here add that most of my goods
are large goods and the union wage|
scale would be high. And supposing

The pro-

now there is a sufficient number of }

‘that the public, by paying an increased
price for cigars, would enable me to
pay the union scale of wages, I would
alwavs have to take the most compe-
tent for my bmployes, and four-fifths of
the people who walked to music, would
be debarred for incompetency. No one
‘is blacklisted or debarred in my fac-
tory for any other cause, |

_ The writer is convinced of the fact
that in his own factory no trouble ex-
isted, and that the few that walked
out, listened to the persuasive influence
of the “walking delegate”. , __ |
Factories have been found desirable |
and necessary, for the development’ of

_ cities, Two of them have recently
‘Been induced by out citizens to come
here. They are said to be non-union |
‘factories. Our large packing house
Here is the same. Have the citizens’of
‘Ottumwa no remedy against the agita-.

\tor and walking delegate?

To conclude: Saturday evening next,
& number of the leading salesmen leaye
the road, we will hope only temporari-
ly. Others, such as helpers, porters,
etc.. will become of no further
use, The factories, even those run-
ning, will be so crippled that they
must close, Those employes remain-
ing are subject.to'all manner of in-
sults, sneers, scap-calls, etc. Will the
public approve of this? And now
comes the “boycott” with all its beau-
ties. Much has been said and written,}
about this tail-end of a strike, and |
appears to thé writer so vile and abom- |
inable that*no amount’of prospective
injury would lead him to retaliate,’

We hear something about trusts ev- |
ery day, and it is perhaps a good thing
that people see something of a tryran-
ny that stands equal to, or ahead of, a
SRNR E Pt ak tet yey 7

With hopes for the

future,
_ Julius Fecht,

= ik ;

163

TWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION.

a Circular to the Public.

Tue Dewocnat a few days since pub-
lished & statement from the anu.
facturera of | , on tho strike
question now on in that city. The
statement doer not correspond with that
of thoir atriking employes, which we
| present below:

To Thos Who Believe In Justice:

Greeetive: Theclgarmakers who are
oaton a strike in Ottu ask you in
the name of humanity and your homes
to read the following atatement of facta.

We withstood the everlasting burden
| that low wages and long boure brought
open ue until patience ceassd to be a

ing our condition and raising our ptand-
ard of manhood and womanhoxl we
| were compelled to goon m strike. Not
becwuse we loved ite hardships, but be
cause the times juetilics a bigher rate of
wager on the average than @.75 per
week. All kinds of inducements have
| been offered ua aa individualy to throw
| principle aside and blot oor manhood

of honor to the organization we hare be-
come connected with, buat we have flatly
refueed because of the fact that abould
we be whipped in line this time it only
means worse wages and conditions for
the future. We deny the statements of

a good protit can be made on cigare of as
good a quality aa those made in pon-
unien factories in Ottumwa if the wnion
ecole ie paid. We ore not here to tear
down the industrios of this city in which
we have as much interest, and possibly
more, than eome of the manufacturers,
judging from the artiches published in
the papers.

The Striking Cigarmakers at Otumwa Issue |

virtue, and aa the only means of better. |

and womanhood by betraying our word

the manufacturera und here aewert that

Anarticloio the papers from one of
the tlrma states that they are paying
from #1250 to B17. per week. We
deny the accuracy of the stalement.
There may boafew in this shop who
work overtime thal make #12 per week,
but the balance of them have to eke out
a mengre oriatence, and thia Irm seems

j terribly afraid that members of the

labor unions will not patronize them.
The only proof thet we bave thet thoy

(are paying living wages all around ig

the cigar business in thia city ia by plac-
ing the union label upon every bog of
their product, More might be sald of
the conditions exieting in the non-union
factories, but enough is sufficient, as we

will have something to aay to you later
aad

‘sufficient wages to live ond pay their
honcetdebtsa, We ask end seek your
aeistance, believing aa we do that you
do not uphold the atarvation of men and
women into low wages and the horrors
that come with continual crushing,

We are on astand for right. Will
you help ust

Tue Stekixna CiGaAkMakkks.

Fort Madison Evening Democrat,
October 5, 1899

Alita Sa kabel el had ard Weal doe

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Cigar Box Manufacturing in Ottumwa, lowa

1888 to 1929 (41 Years)

A. S. Cook established the first wooden cigar box factory in Ottumwa on January 1, 1888. Mr. Cook came
to Ottumwa on November 1, 1887. He started his cigar box factory on the 3" floor of the Finley block at
112 E. Main Street. He began making boxes with only foot powered machinery, but orders for cigar
boxes grew so rapidly that he soon updated his machinery and installed the latest steam powered
equipment available. The cigar box factory soon outgrew the cramped quarters on Main Street. Mr.
Cook built a 22x60 foot, two-story frame building at 401 S. Green Street in south Ottumwa that was
occupied on April 1, 1890.

A news item in the August 2, 1890 Ottumwa Daily Democrat newspaper stated that “the Ottumwa cigar
box factory (had) been so rushed the past week that they were compelled to work nights to get out their
orders.”

A September 13, 1890 newspaper story relates that A. S. Cook’s Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory employed
twelve people with a capacity for producing 1,000 cigar boxes a day. One traveling salesman worked for
the company. Cigar boxes were shipped over southern and western lowa. All the sawing, printing and
nailing was done on the first floor of the building where the office was located. The second floor was
devoted to trimming. Miss Lily McPartland was the trimmer in charge of the second-floor operations.
The Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory made boxes for all the Ottumwa cigar manufacturers. The company
kept a fine line of cigar box labels and cigar makers’ supplies such a nails, ribbons, extracts, knives, and
cutters.

The 1888 and 1890 Ottumwa City Directories also list the Pallister Brothers, 220 E. Main Street, as cigar
box manufacturers. City box manufacturing was undoubtedly a sideline as their primary business was a
confectioner and fledgling cigar manufacturer.

In 1892 the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory was still located at 401 S. Green Street and managed by A. S.
Cook who lived at 324 Weller. Miss Lily McPartland was still foreman at the factory.

In 1894 there were two cigar box manufacturers in Ottumwa. Mr. Cook’s cigar box factory had moved to
611 Bashaw Street. Mr. T. B. Gephart also had a cigar box factory located at 710 Church Street.

By 1899 Frank Harmon was manufacturing cigar boxes at the factory at 710 Church Street. Neither Cook
nor Gephart were any longer in the business.

In June of 1900, a newcomer came to Ottumwa who would manufacture cigar boxes at 710 Church
Street for the next 29 years. August Diehn, whose father was a cigar box manufacturer in Davenport,
lowa, arrived in Ottumwa and bought out the cigar box factory from Mr. Krabbenhoeft. Mr.
Krabbenhoeft had apparently just recently taken over ownership of the 710 Church Street factory from
Frank Harmon.

165

August Diehn was born on November 25, 1873 in Davenport, lowa. August
worked in his father’s cigar box factory for eight years, then took a
commercial course at Duncan’s Davenport Business College. He then worked
as aclerk in a grocery store and later started his own grocery business.

Shortly after August Diehn arrive in Ottumwa in 1900, he took up residence
at the Park Hotel.

By 1903 the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory had expanded its operations and
now occupied two buildings at 708-710 Church Street. August had married
| , and he and his wife, Charlotte Amelia (Scharfenberg) were living at 405
e ae SL Hamilton Street on the south side. Charlotte was born in Germany. The
August Diehn Diehns had three children: Verona Dorothy Diehn, Bernhardt Henry Diehn,
and August Diehn, Jr. Both of August Diehn’s parents came from Germany.
His father was Henry and his mother was Fredericka (Wickboldt).

The City Directory lists ten people as working at the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory in 1905.

In 1906, August and Charlotte Diehn built a house at 127 N. Ward Street. The house number was later
re-numbered to 180 N. Ward Street. They lived in the house the rest of their lives.

In 1914 there were about ten people working at the factory. In 1918 nine employees were listed in the
City Directory as being employed at the Diehn’s cigar box factory. Taylor B. Gephart was also making
cigar boxes in 1918. His business was located at 303 W. Main Street. He lived with his wife, Kate, at 1139
E. Division Street.

In 1920 the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory of August Diehn expanded taking in an adjoining building. It now
occupied 708-712 Church Street where is would remain until May 1929 when the Ottumwa Cigar Box
Factory would close down. The factory typically made from 800 to 1,000 cigar boxes a day. All of the
cigar boxes were used by Ottumwa cigar makers. The wood for the boxes was shipped to Ottumwa from
Alabama.

1922 —9 employees listed in the city directory. Up to 2,000 boxes a day were produced.
1924 —5 employees listed
1927 —3 employees listed

1929, 1931, and 1933 — August Diehn and wife still lived at 180 N. Ward Street, but no occupation was
listed. An interview with his son, Bernhardt in 1989, indicated that August Diehn loaned people money
to buy houses.

August Diehn was president of L.T. Crisman Co. in 1910 — 1915 (at least), a planing mill and
contractor/builder. In 1914 he was a director of the Ottumwa Supply and Construction Co.

[For a detailed account of cigar box manufacturing in Ottumwa, please refer to the interview with
Bernhardt Diehn, the son of August Diehn.]

166

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1890 picture of the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory located at 401 S. Green Street.

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, 708-710 Church Street, 2"? floor

A 1907 picture of the second floor where the edging, hinges, and labels were pasted
onto wooden cigar boxes. The owner, August Diehn, is standing in the back of the room.

167

‘Death Comes To 7 |
August Diehn, 75

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, Main Floor

A. ge ef Diahn Th. who | eraied

a ciger Box factory in Ofttunwt

for 2 years, die! Tussaday at 4-06

mi. at Dniversity hospital, lows
CAt¥

He hed been in i health fer

Ci severel years and seriously sick

' @ince last December 17, when he

‘ mntlered an Uttumwa horpite ble

Wee tanxen 16 lows (ily lanuery t

—Ottumwa cigar factories all use wir. Dishes wes bore is Gewese. |
the boxes manufactured by August ‘| port November 25. 147%, the son

. . er : of Henry and Frederichka Diehn
Diehn, proprietor of the Ottumwa Cil- He attended Davenport eialilia
gar Box Co., South Ottumwa. : checks and & business college

F Pie Poe He Porte] ip Alp falar a
eres cigar Geox fectory af Devrenport,

—Have your cigar boxes made to or- flthen cama te Ottustwe June 7
der by the Ottumwa Cigar Box Co., oe, and Bought the Krabben-

gar Pot MANU uring

Scuth Ottumwa. AUPUSt Diehn, Ppro- ale = a rier Ais directine i

orietor. CET 2 LAPving Coes brett
F 7 3 im. Ta 12 Khurch
: . crest ond emploving abiwdt 20
Ottumwa Morning Democrat, April 2, 1903 mareorn. 426 eiseed cat Ua ‘eae
|| fea Jue fe, and hed heen

| ef al =

He also serve] =evers) Vearn as
reeident of the L TT. Crimean Co
and os directer of the (Mtumwa
SUDDEY & (Conetruction (n

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"| Le Faved ia 5 harfenberg

ary i i a i, Le SUrVIVINE ore
® GaUghter, Mra. \erona [1 Gall
a" Fa W LALumwe, oad two sore
daernhardt H Dreha of Oftgumwe
and August F, Ddekn, Jr. of Kan
tina CES Bar 1 £Fréendoniicdren
, and om slater. Mere War,
ee eo ee

» The betty ie at the Priester fy
feral Rome awalling compdetion

Ww funeral arrangements

Ottumwa Daily Courier,
February 2, 1949

168

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1916 picture of Charlotte and August Diehn standing in front of their Cadillac.

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Delivery truck of the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory, circa 1910 - 1918.

169

1920 picture of the delivery truck of the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory.

1989 photograph of the building at 708-710 Church Street that was once occupied by
the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory.

170

1989 photo of the former Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory building. Note the sign painted on
the side of the building, just below the roof line.

Close-up of the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory sign.

171

9. The People Behind the Cigars

LATE JULIUS FRECHT

Paul Augustas Amelang, Sr.

Born August 4, 1854 in Germany
Died July 19, 1929 in Ottumwa
Wife: Mary Harsh Amelang

The first record of Paul Augustas Amelang, Sr. appears in the 1880 U.S. Census where his occupation is
listed as a cigar maker. The 1882 Ottumwa City Directory listed him as a cigar maker and dealer in South
Ottumwa. During the next few years, he tried his hand at the restaurant business (1884), saloon keeper
(1885), and then at billiards (1886). These businesses may have been operated out of his home at 829 S.
Green St.

From 1890 until 1901, Paul Amelang manufactured cigars, first from a building at 133 W. Main Street,
and then in 1897 from his home at 126 N. Ward.

By 1903, Paul Amelang was out of the cigar manufacturing business and was working at the Dain
Manufacturing Company. He boarded at 413 S. Benton in 1903. That is the last year he was listed in the
Ottumwa City Directory.

Residences of Paul Amelang:

1882 — South Ottumwa
1884 — 829 S. Green St.
1886 — 829 S. Green St.
1888 — 221 E. Main St.
1890 — 508 Ward St.
1897 through 1901 -- 126 N. Ward
1903 — he boarded at 413 S. Benton. His wife, Mary, was not listed in the 1903 City
Directory.
Paul Amelang had a son, Paul Jr., born on May 30, 1877 that was also a cigar maker. Paul Jr. died at age

——————- | 35 on May 21, 1912.
While over in Pickwick vesterdar |

we learned that Mr. Pol Amelang, |

the enterprising cigar maker, has con Paul Amelang has open- smite an
pleted the foundation for his new extensive cigar factory i + rooms
store building, which will be the first | over No. 271. East Main ~". and q@ill
Jlrick busitess house, when complete, | ai Th es Nene ea mat ers os
in Pickwick, And we would judge br have ome une goods rey for the
| the variety of buliday goods un exhibi market by the last of next week.
‘| tun in some of the stores that Pick-| He now has ten experience! workmen

j wick peuple are thinking of Christmas, at the bench. He super.:itends his

‘Tard the little folka will not be forgot. | own work, whichis a guar:ntee that

| tem For Christus comes but Once Ht the goods that he turns out will be}
vear, but when it comes it brings good

) cheer. first class. _|

Ottumwa Daily Democrat,

Ottumwa Daily D Democrat, a 14, 1888
December 14, 1882

173

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, May 19, 1889

A Jang’s “Nog. 15" is the beal
i‘adl for it.

fh carl

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, January 11, 1890

Obituary: Ottumwa Courier: July 20, 1929

PAUL AMELANG, SR, 75 years old and a resident of Ottumwa, lowa for more than fifty years, died at 9:30
Friday night at the home of his daughter MRS MINNIE YOUNG, 2201 East Main Street Ottumwa, lowa. He
is survived by the following children: MRS BERTHA WILLIAMS of West Port, Indiana; OTTO AMELANG and
OTHO AMELANG both of Ottumwa, lowa. He is also survived by one brother, WILLIAM AMELANG of
Ottumwa, lowa.

174

Charles S. Bigham

Born January 25, 1852

Died October 24, 1908

Brothers: Robert Bigham, William Tobe Bigham, James Harry Bigham
Sister: Daisy Bigham

Father: Thomas Bigham

Mother: Susan E. Smith Bigham

1879

1882

1884

1886

1892

1894

1897

1899

1901

1903

1905

cigar maker for Blunk & Oehlschlager Cigar Co.; Resided at Samantha Street at the corner of
College. Same residence as Robert Bigham

cigar maker for Robert Bigham Cigar Co. located at 109 S. Market St. Residence same as factory.
cigar maker

cigar maker

Charles Bigham Cigar Co., 125 E 2" St, cigar manufacturer. Residence South Green St.

Charles Bigham Cigar Co., 617 E. Mill St., cigar manufacturer. Residence at 619 E. Mill St.

cigar maker. Residence 623 E. Mill St.

cigar manufacturer. Residence and factory located at 621 E. Mill St.

cigar maker. Residence 925 E. Mill St.

clerk at J. H. Bigham grocers

175

Robert A. Bigham

Born October 13, 1848 in Bloomington, Indiana
Died April 4, 1922

Wife: Nellie

Brother of Charles Bigham

Father: Thomas Bigham

Mother: Susan Bigham

An advertisement in the 1888-89 Ottumwa City Directory proclaims that the Bigham Cigar Factory was
established in 1869. The Bigham Cigar Factory was a manufacturer of fine Havana cigars and a dealer in
cigars and tobacco. It is quite likely that the Bigham Cigar Co was only a cigar dealer in 1869 and did not
begin to manufacture cigars until sometime in the mid-1870’s.

1870 Robert Bigham is listed as a “tobacconist” in the 1870 U.S. Census.

1879 cigar maker. Residence Samantha Street at the corner of College Street. This is the same address
as Charles Bigham.

1880 cigar maker. Residence 331 Court St.

1882 cigar manufacturer at 109 S. Market Street. Residence the same. Charles and James Bigham
listed as cigar makers at 109 S. Market Street.

1884 Robert Bigham Cigar Factory, 209 S. Market Street (southwest corner of Market and 2™ Streets),
2" floor. Residence same as factory.

1886 Bigham Cigar Factory, 126 E. 2" Street. Residence same as factory.

1888 Bigham Cigar Factory, 126 E. 2" Street. Residence 640 W. Mill Street.

1890 Robert Bigham Cigar Factory, 126 E. 2" Street. Residence 640 W. Mill Street.
1892 through 1897 Robert Bigham not listed in Ottumwa City Directory.

1899 cigar maker. Resided Gravestown.

1901 farmer. Residence Mills Street in Graves addition.

1903 __— laborer. Residence Mill Street in Graves addition.

1905 through 1907 occupation listed as ‘farmer’.

1908 through 1910 occupation unknown. Residence 1804 Tullis.

1912 farmer. Residence 1806 W. Samantha.

1913 cigar maker. Residence 1806 W. Samantha. (Miss Louise Bigham at same address.)

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1915 occupation unknown. Residence 1806 W. Samantha. (Miss Mary
Bigham and Miss Louise C. Bigham listed at same address.)

1916 through 1920 no occupation listed. Residence 1806 W.
Samantha. Not listed in the Ottumwa City Directory after 1920.

Newspaper ads for Robert Bigham Cigars

| : a ONLY EXCLUSIVE
Tobaeco House in the city

ROBT: BIGHIAM, - Pros

Vanuficturer and dealer im
HAVANA & DOMESTIC CIGARS,

FINE CUT CHEWING, PLUG,
AND VIRGINIA LEAF

SMOKING TOBACCOS

OF THE FINEST neaxns, Pires, &c, d&c., do

Orders by mnll promptly attend-
ed toatl the oid siand.

Main St, between Market and Green, Ot
| tumwa, lewa.
| ‘Resear Buona.
| Vol. 4 No. ti. 1y¥.

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, April 20, 1871

Sea ES A ee :

Robert Bigham, the ploneer cigar]

manufacturer of the city, in Park's)

building, corner of Second and Mar-|
ket. octS 4m

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, Jan. 7, 1885.

— BIGHAM

| Oct. 13, 1646
| Apr 4,1922
Ber De tus earn a

TOBACCO AND CH

The only Exclusive Tobacco
- - House in the City.

R OB’T: BIGHAM - Pro. |.

The bestof =
VIRGINIA LEAF, '
CONNECTICUT

FINE CUT TOBACCOS ,

THE BEST HAVANA AND OTH-|

ER CIGARS, |
I manufacture my own cigars,and warrant
them to be all thai ia rep .

WHOLESALE 0 ORDERS PROMPTLY AT- i

Ottumwa Daily Democrat,
November 1, 1884

177

George B. Bohe

Born November 28, 1856

Died January 5, 1932 aged 75

Wife: Elizabeth

1879

1882

1884

1886

1888

1890

1892

1894

1897

1899

1901

1903

cigar maker at Kingsbaker Brothers Cigar Co.
cigar maker. Residence Main Street.

cigar maker. Residence 717 W. Main Street.
cigar maker. Residence 717 W. Main Street.

Bohe and Ullrich Cigar Co., 115 W. 2" Street. Manufacturers of fine cigars. George Bohe is listed
as a cigar manufacturer at 115 W. 2" Street; however, the owners of the company are listed as
L. M. Bohe and Charles B. Ullrich. L. M. Bohe has the same home address as does George Bohe
(717 W. Main Street.) L. M. Bohe may possibly be George’s father.

Bohe & Ullrich Cigar Co., 115 W. 2" Street. Manufacturer of cigars. Mrs. L. M. Bohe and Charles
Ullrich are listed as owners. George Bohe is listed as a manufacturer at the same address. Home
address is 717 W. Main Street (same as Mrs. L. M. Bohe).

foreman at a cigar factory (not known what cigar factory). Residence 217 E. Holt.

Bohe & Ellis Cigar Co., 211 S. Market Street. Manufacturer. Ed A. Ellis was George’s partner in
the business. George lived at 217 E. Holt.

cigar manufacturer. 215 S. Market Street. Residence 217 E. Holt.
cigar manufacturer. 215 S. Market Street. Wife — Elizabeth. Residence 217 E. Holt.
foreman at McKee & Potter Cigar Co. Residence 217 E. Holt.

foreman at McKee & Potter Cigar Co. Residence 217 E. Holt. George Bohe resigned as foreman
in 1903 due to ill health. He went to Colorado.

For an after supper amoke buy Sole
& Ulirich’s Prize Lilly and Autumn
Oueen cigars, tf

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, March 31, 1889. Bohe
& Ullrich Cigar Co.

178

GEORGE BOHE,
FORMERLY OF
HERE, IS DEAD

George B, Bohe, 75 Years old, and
former Ottumwan and engaged in
the cigar business here for many
years, died in Denver, Colo., Jant-
ary 6, according to word recelyed
hare today from Bert Bohe, a son.
| Leorge BH, Rohe was born in Lee
county, lowa, November 28, [sid.
The family moved to Ottumwa
about 870. Mr. Bohe learned the
olgar making business with the firm
‘of Kingsbaker Bron. He was mar-
red to Miss Elivabeth M. Quirk tn
(Ottumwa in 188. |

During the late eighties, Mr.)
Rohe was in husinea#s here under
the firm name of Bohe & Ulerick,
He was foreman at Mckee & Pot-
ters cigar factory from 1889 to the |
spring of 1902, when he went to
Denver for his health and where
he resided until his death, -.

He i= survived by his wife, Mra.
Klizabeth M, Bole: one daughter,
Mrs. Florence Bohe McCambridge; |
vod a son, Bert Bohe: one asister,
Mra, dena Bryan of Pocatello,
ldaho. aod a brother, Ed Hohe of
San Diego, Wulif.

Funeral services were held Fri-
day at $a. m, from Horan’s chapel, |
Requiem high mas# waa celebrated
at the Holy Ghost church at #:50
a. m. Burial was made in Mt,
Olivet cemecery,

Ottumwa Daily Courier, January
11, 1932

179

John Thomas Bohe

Born: February 14, 1862 in Franklin, Lee County, lowa
Died: February 16, 1922 at age 60
Wife: Isadora (Dora) May Hendricks Bohe

John T. Bohe was the son of Ignantz and Pauline Zaffle Bohe. He moved to Ottumwa
with his parents when he was five years old. His father died when he was 11 years old,
putting him upon his own resources. He entered the employ of the Kingsbaker Brothers
Cigar Factory where he quickly worked his way up through all phases of manufacturing cigars. John T.
Bohe became an expert cigar maker. He later was a foreman at the Morey & Myers Cigar Company
before going into partnership in 1904 or 1905 with R. Lee Stentz in the manufacture of cigars. The Stentz
& Bohe Cigar Company employed over 66 people in 1905. It made the “Little Ben” straight five-cent

cigar. The Stentz & Bohe partnership broke up in 1915 and John Bohe manufactured cigars on his own
until his death in 1922.

John T. Bohe married Isadora May Hendricks on July 5, 1881. They had five children. Two children were
living at the time of John’s death in 1922. They were Mrs. Fred B. Hardsocg of Ottumwa and Mrs. Fred
Wilkinson of Oakland, California. John had two brothers living at the time of his death. They were
George Bohe of Denver, Colorado and Ed Bohe of San Diego, California.

John T. Bohe was a successful businessman, a philanthropist, and a civic minded man. He served on the
Ottumwa city council from 1888 until 1890.

1879 cigar maker at Kingsbaker Brothers Cigar Co. Residence between McLean and Holt. (John was 17
years of age in 1879.)

1882 cigar maker. Resided South Ottumwa
1884 cigar maker. Residence 805 W. Main Street
1886 cigar maker. Resided Ransom Street

1888 cigar maker. 217 E. Main Street. Residence 348 Moore Street. Edward and Frank Bohe also listed
as cigar makers at 217 E. Main Street.

1890 foreman at Morey & Myers Cigar Co., Residence 348 Moore Street
1892 foreman at Morey & Myers Cigar Co., Residence 348 Moore Street
1894 cigar manufacturer. Residence south of city limits.

1897 JohnT. Bohe not listed in the city directory, possibly because he is not living within the city
limits.

1899 cigar maker. Residence 107 N. Ward St. Wife — Isadora.

1901 cigar maker. Residence 107 N. Ward Street

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1903

1905

1907

1908

1910

1912

1913

1915

1916

1918

1920

1922

foreman at Morey and Myers Cigar Co., Residence 107 N. Ward Street. Miss Minnie E. Bohe,
student, also at 107 N. Ward St.

partner in Stentz and Bohe Cigar Co., 108 W. 2" Street. Cigar manufacturers. Partner is R. Lee
Stentz. 66 employees are listed in the city directory.

partner in Stentz and Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Residence 1011 N. Court Street.
partner in Stentz and Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Residence 200 N. Ransom Street.

partner in Stentz and Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Residence 418 N. Green Street. 22
employees listed in city directory.

partner in Stentz and Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Resided on Alta Vista Avenue.
partner in Stentz and Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street.

partner in Stentz and Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Residence 214 W. 4" Street.
J.T. Bohe Co., 215 E. Main Street. Cigar manufacturer. Residence 214 W. 4" Street.

J. T. Bohe Co., 215 E. Main Street. Cigar manufacturer. Residence 214 W. 4" Street. 10
employees listed in city directory.

J.T. Bohe Co., 215 E. Main Street, 2™ floor. Residence 1329 N. Court Street.

Wife, Dora, is listed in city directory as a widow. Residence 412 N. Court Street.

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This pleasant man you now do see
Is one of the makers of the Robert Lee,
It’s 5 cents straight, as good as ten,
Its only rival is Little Ben.
These two cigars sell right on sight.
They’re the best that’s made, that’s honor bright.

1912-13 Newspaper Cartoon - John T. Bohe

182

JOHN T. BOHE,
LOCAL CIGAR.
-~MAN, IS DEAD

Jolin’ ?; Sete; head purer the firm peat-
ing his name -.which manufactures cl-
gars at 215 East Main street, died at

}the tantly hon, 1323” Nor rth Court
streat, shortly before midnight last
night. — ;

Mr.- Bohe had been ill for merrerei

weeks but only his most intimate

Feb.17, 1922 Ottumwa Daily Courier Newspaper article on
death of John T. Bohe.

~ ‘JOHN: T. BOHE
(riends knew of the precariousness ot
his. condition. His passing ' has
brought a shock; to the down town
business circles lodia¥.

He was 60. years of age. His widow
and-two daughters survive. They are
Mrs. Fred B. Hardeocg, 1016 North
Court street and Mrs. Fred Wilkinson
of Oakland, ‘Call, Mrs. Wilkinson ar-
rived Wednesday -night. A grandson,
John Logan Saguer of Roseyille, IIL,
also survives. ‘

The funeral. services will. be held at
the homo at 4 o’clock Sunday after-
noon. Rev: W. G. Ramsay of the First
ongregational church will b
charge. Burial will follow. An qlee:

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RW ‘FaGcae Boho;. son’ ot: ighante
andy Par Innis: Zaittie. Hong iad burn “ti
e607 Ob i Ped [owa;. Feb; bij 14;
186%. oP ithe an heswag biyeara Of age, fits
parpn Moye, ie ‘Ott wa; ‘whore he
touldod) unthh t
white esort at Fob 16) 19288 0874
116 was tharribd to. Tanors Maly 116i
ateban July} vel boyd 6" thig, union
five 'cnildrat wets, porns
‘Edie and/ John' precedsaihiin’ {a Voath,
ThHYres; Aur tivee hin: ‘besldés ha wits,
tio sdavghtérs,® sMinnie: <¢MrgerF red
Hardauc yeahs Glty: pid’ Holo (Mra,
i Fré adi f itis)! ot Opkdand, ‘Cal. also
| ‘three “grandchildren;: Jpbij- Bogan: Feg:|.
: bee ‘oh! Fowayiile; Tilson: of his daugh: |:

‘anid quirrey. Allred stiardeock of, this
citys ¥itwo, brothers, Aibol ka ‘Boho. of
Denver; Cold:: and ede. ty of San
| Diego,. SCalit gaa Sse
Byan: at. Pocdtens, Adaho. also vig Liddy
him. ma SR BEL Lat:
Boholunitad: with: the: “Second
Congiééattonel ‘church vin 1892 and
| traneferreds: vi -memberehip - to .the
Firat church: alte 4,19 20,; The funeral
was, Aeldstrony. Le" Mehldence eet
Febfuary AQ; RR: $'o'block,- beingye
Mucted ‘by. Rav. W,;' 9. Ramsay ob th the
pireys : Congregational ‘chyrch at ‘the
101In®,; Roy,.Kemble wang... The 'Hlku
lodge, of: which dectased wha @ meni-
ber, had. charge: ‘at the per. reciting
its. beautiful : ‘and ‘Impr ksive fyunéral
Bervice.. Thad. pall ‘bearers were J: W.
Weldenfejler,. I,,:A. Gordon, Tom -Pal-
listér,: J. Wi, Lewis! Taylor Gephart
and Jolin: Bashon. .‘ .

Besides .the Elks, Mr, Bohe was 8
member of the Veotnan lodge, U. C. T.,
Credit’ Men's ‘Adgoctation nd Chamber
of Commerce.” Mr, Nahe erved on the
city council ft Ottumw from 1888 to
1890. . Mr. BOhe Was truly a self-made
man; his. father dying when he was 11
years: ofa. ‘putting him upon his:own
resources, "je. entered the employ of
Kings : : brothers’. ' ‘cigar factory’ ard
worked: his way. up through all phases

into: a velgat, 7a an
Sidhtey at. bis: doAth,
| jf educntta

aude Whiner}

ter,| Pauline]

pt: mal alactiridy. tlaars.) becoming an
export’ clear.) mals i 63 then: ent
ufacturing' business
oth Seid Unk a tactory: ‘at: the

tang i9 iti \deagada, A ek recblyed | his,
citar gQly: & gs ohodl ‘of:

hard knvcky ty: sath aa; 4 Buacdubtnl
blisinesa'i att, bn bNbswpirited aud phil-
anthropie/ {He Wie: A’ kind’ wind affec-

tionate’: Hugband) a’ Joving: bud: indul.

gent: tather. and ‘a-useful and, cohscien-
Housicltiren He: Wap & tnan: wlio made

the world batter eee oe lived. —
“ : ; 4 ;

Santerbates
ee f° iS “ts fea

r Mande; ‘and-Mart{n:Bohe Hardsocg

Ofumwa Courier
its

March

Ottumwa Courier, March 9, 1922.

184

John W. Calhoun

Born November 15, 1858 in Birmingham, lowa

Died March 7, 1937
Wife: Jennie
Father: David Calhoun

Mother: Margaret Hope Calhoun

John W. Calhoun, a long-time clothier in Ottumwa. He managed the Hawkeye Cigar Co. from 1902 to

1904.

The Hawkeye Cigar Co. was located at 107 E. Second Street, Ottumwa, lowa. The factory produced cigar

from 1902 — 1904. Brands of cigar made: The Five Step, The Crystal Flake, The Reminder, Turpin’s
Ottumwa, Credito Puerto Rico, Robin Hood Invincible, Victoria de Cuba Regalia, Victoria de Cuba

Perfecto.

———<— =

THE HAWKEYE CIGAR COMPANY.

i\Finds Present Quartere Foo Small

and Wil Move About Sept. 1.

J. W. Calhoun, manager of the
Hawkeye Cigar Co., has leased of A
“| Lerghton the two-story and base-
ment building at 107 Bast Second
street. The interior of tha building Is
belng remodeled and arranged espe
cially for the demands of this com~
pany, Which Will occupy it after Sep-
tember 1.

Mr, Calhoun assumed the manage

‘ment of this organization nearly a year
‘ago, and the business has steadily in-

erernged until the present quarters are

entirely too small, The company 15.
(now making an especialiy attractive

line of-goods. Its lenders in the 5-cent
gooda are The Five Step, The Civatal
Fiake, The Reminder, Turpin’s Ottum-

cent brands are The Robin Hood In-

ivinelble and the Victoria de Cuba Re

galia, The Victoria de Cuba Perfecto
is @ 15-céant cigar.

Wr. Calhoun believes in employing
first clase cigar makers throughout
his establishment, Otto Ott is the fore:

of the best cigar makers, but also one
of the beat judges of tobacco and ¢com-
hinstians af the same in the city.

Ottumwa Daily Courier, August 18, 1903

wa and Credito Puerto Rico, The 1%:

man and ia regarded as not only one}

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Ottumwa Morning Democrat, August
23, 1903

186

Anthony (Tony) Phillip Canny

Born May 15, 1875
Died March 13, 1947 aged 71
Wife: Katherine Agnes Hannon Canny (1878 — 1975)

Anthony Canny worked for the railroad, sold insurance and owned a cigar factory producing "Canny's
Old Kid" cigars. He maintained a horned angora goat with brass horn knobs for a logo. The goat was
hitched to a cart for parades.

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A. P. Canny is not listed in city directory.

cigar maker. Residence 322 N. Marion

cigar maker. Residence Sanborn and Cooper Streets
cigar maker. Residence Sanborn and Cooper Streets
cigar maker. Residence Sanborn and Cooper Streets
cigar maker. Residence 520 Cooper Street

Canny & Crawford, 222 E. Main Street, cigar manufacturers. Miles M. Crawford.
Anthony Canny resided at 528 Cooper Street.

Canny & Crawford, 123 E. 2nd Street, cigar manufacturers. A. P. Canny, Wife — Catherine
H., Residence 120 Lincoln Avenue. Five employees listed in city directory.

A. P. Canny, 123 E. 2" Street, cigar manufacturers. Wife — Katherine A., Residence N.
Elm St. near Ogden Street.

A. P. Canny, 103 S. Court Street, cigar manufacturers. Wife — Katherine A., Residence
602 N. Elm Street. “Old Kid” five cent cigar brand. “Uzzona” ten cent cigar brand.

A. P. Canny, 207 S. Jefferson Street, cigar manufacturer. Wife — Katherine, Residence
528 Cooper Avenue. Three employees listed in city directory.

On April 10, 1911, fire destroyed the stock and fixtures of the A. P. Canny Cigar Factory.

A. P. Canny, 207 S. Jefferson Street, cigar manufacturer. Wife — Katherine, Residence
620 N. Cooper Avenue.

cigar maker at Union Cigar Co., Wife — Katherine A., Residence 620 N. Cooper Avenue.

A. P. Canny is listed in city directory; however, there is no occupation listed. Residence
922 N. Green Street

no occupation listed in city directory
cigar maker at Julius Fecht Cigar Company. Residence 620 N. Cooper Avenue.

worked in insurance. Residence 620 N. Cooper Avenue.

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city sidewalk inspector. Residence 620 N. Cooper Avenue.

cigar maker

cigar maker at Potter & Brother Cigar Factory.

Listed in city directory, but no occupation given

Tony Canny Is Loser
In Factory Fire Today

Carried Partial Insurance

A fire at 1) o'eloek this a. om. fire ari-
winitinpy from an overheated furnace in
the reor enmd of the basement of the
lattety Iniilding, corner Main and
Jefferson streets, completely destroved
the stock and tixturea of the <A. P.
Canuy Cigar factory, and damaged thy

balding approximately: 82,000, Mr,

(ony estimates his Ines at SLAM,
The lire Was firat discovered when
the basement windows were broken
by the heat and huge volumes of amoke
rolled forth. OMeer Levi Noah was the
first to reach the telephone and send
oan alarm tO the eentral station
When the fire department arrived the
etire basement seemed to he «a maa

ay Trias [laa Li nenny anioen woe fill.

Mf With smike. ninkiner it Appr gs if
(lint wos «fire tow, hie firewnem Sevitl
Hide Cte Chemie) wan fava atpenme ‘ot
Water th heb, Twenkite out the ri

LIV ERR TER LP lyn eerpeTul Wows, he

Lae Tha enypenk yeieealan | Prrprece sey elas hae ees
ter othe basement wt canmee, drip ling

fivitine of the fre from thee won
diws. (irwwtlhy bebtivbn piped dey net bee
‘tie thle to fioehk the flares elfieetiva
ly it areas only with ereat effort on
i fle firemen that the bay
wit ex titiinshil

Started From Furnace,

eq Ay eT vue i | tik Wage il ppt

ec from the fairtiive. <ittiated tn the
extreme: peir of the iasement, onder
the Catiny (Cigar facters It {3
thomevht that ‘the extreme heat o1iaed
the walls to take fire and heing in that
4ecliiler! teoaitian the flan had
voined oreat headway before diseover-
il The walle were eoon ablaze aftor
the alorm wes turned in. The entire
stuck of tole whieh was in fle hia se.
ment wos deatroved hy the fire pn
water.
Rooming House Not Damaged.

Aside from the smoke which pone-
trated the entire hunibling, the TaClede
rooming house occupying the apper
alors pre wer dumacgced, The thre did
not vet higher than the eelling of the
frat Pleas Twe ten whe had put up
if fie pinee last night were tnable to
nd their War ont beoonse of the
meke ni owen wandering around,
erectile frichtene|, when Offfeer Al
Lifhtner form? them oml led them
ott,

Had the fire eaeauy) dicviyapy fier
a few minutes longer, it is posallle
that the entire tilding wonlill have
heen deatraved, The difienliy | @eneri-

1 4 fhe flrenwe Lh Heeb tT pee the
flames in the hasement wan! have
been «of preat ad to make it fmpossible
to check it.

Ottumwa Daily Review, April 10, 1911

188

ony Canny Dies:
Ottumwan 60 Years

. = 4 ft oy
Anthony P. Canny, 71, of 62
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Ka ws Coil) cao ghters, Mrs
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Mrs. Margaret M \@
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" be celebrated by the Mi

Members f Ge ral Shields
council, No. 858, Knights of Co-
Sumo i, We il ee | a tre hall 3
Third street Su ut i :30 Pp. mM
in na tothe Va ronal funeral fhe Lé
in 8 1

Ottumwa Courier, March 14, 1947

189

S. R. Cheadle

Bensberg and Cheadle Cigar Co.

Born 1847

Shepherd (Sam) R. Cheadle came to Ottumwa in 1878.
He and his wife, Mary, lived at 108 E. Fifth Street. He
manufactured cigars from 1882 to 1886 with Jacob
Bensberg. They produced the “Reduction” brand of
cigars. Sam was prominent in local politics.

Mir. Cheadle’s primary occupation was a wholesale
liquor dealer (approximately from 1880 — 1908).

The reduction on the cigar business
went into effect on yesterday. Messrs.
Bensberg & Cheadle and Paul Amalang
promptly granted the request of the
cigar makers and awarded them the
one dollar per thousand as they claim-

ed. Hence all moves along as smoothly
as though nothing had happened.

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, May 1, 1883

190

Charles V. Clark
Born July 15, 1854
Died October 10, 1914 aged 60
Spouse: Ida Mae Shaw Clark
Children: Monroe Orton Clark (1892 - 1968)

Charles Clark manufactured cigars from approximately 1897 until 1902. He made the No. 23 brand of
cigar. Charles was in the hotel and restaurant business at the turn of the 20" century.

John Dummler

Born 1853
Died 1912
Wife: Mary

John Dummler was in partnership with Julius Fecht and produced the Fast Mail brand of cigars. He was
probably in business with Julius Fecht in the 1880’s. The Dummler & Fecht Cigar Factory was located at
109 E. Main Street. John Dummler had a meat market at 111 E. Main St. during the 1880’s. He was a
butcher around the turn of the 20° century.

pers EE) a

2 aie
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Bilt eaiti Vie:

OCT. 1S.j8S3--FEB. is, igi2

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Fred (Fritz) A. Ehrmann

Born February 1871

Died April 1, 1954 aged 83

Wife: Carrie Allman Ehrmann (married January 29, 1902)

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listed in city directory as a cigar maker
listed in city directory as a cigar maker
Fritz A. Ehrmann, 131 W. Main Street, cigar manufacturer. Residence 1001 Plum

Union Cigar Co., 107 W. Main Street, cigar manufacturers. F. A. Ehrmann, J.J. Wachter, and W.
M. Edwards. Manufacturers of Union Made cigars: “Manifesto,” a ten-cent cigar. “Commercial
Club,” “Black Poodle,” “Rattler,” and “Big Diamond.”

Union Cigar Co., 107 W. Main Street, cigar manufacturers. Fritz A. Enrmann. Residence 1001
Plum

Fred A. Ehrmann, 314 E. Main Street, cigar manufacturer. Wife — Carrie. Residence 119 Morrell

Fred A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main Street, cigar manufacturer. Wife — Carrie. Residence 132 Morrell.
Ten employees listed in city directory.

Fred A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main Street, cigar manufacturer. Wife — Carrie. Residence 132 Morrell

F. A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main Street, cigar manufacturer. Fritz. Wife — Carrie B., Residence 132
Morrell

F. A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main St., cigar manufacturer. Fritz. Wife — Carrie B., Residence 132 Morell.
Six employees listed in city directory.

F. A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main St., cigar manufacturer. Fritz. Wife — Carrie B., Residence 122 S.
Fellows Ave. Alderman 1° Ward.

Union Cigar Co., 220 E. Main St., cigar manufacturers, F. A. Ehrmann

F. A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main St., cigar manufacturer. Fritz. Wife — Carrie, Residence 122 S. Fellows
Ave.

Union Cigar Co., 220 E. Main St., cigar manufacturers. George Ehrmann, Wife — Maude M.,
Residence 1001 N. Plum; and Carl W. Ehrmann, Wife — Emma, Residence 414 N. Jefferson St. (F.
A. Ehrmann not listed in city directory,)

F. A. Ehrmann, 222 E. Main Street. (Street address is probably a misprint. 220 E. Main St. is most
likely the correct address.), cigar manufacture, Fritz. Wife - Carrie, Residence 122 S. Fellows. Two
employees listed.

Fritz A. Ehrmann, 220 E. Main St., 2" floor. Cigar manufacturer. Wife - Carrie, Residence 122 S.
Fellows. (This is the last listing of F. A. Enrmann in the city directory.) He moved to California.

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Emil J. Fecht

Emil Fecht was born in the upper peninsula of Michigan on August 29, 1853. He learned the tobacco
business in Detroit while working for John J. Bagley & Co. He came to Ottumwa in April 1892 at the age
of 39.

Wife: Ada S. Mulford
Brother: Julius Fecht

Emil Fecht was in partnership with his brother, Julius, until 1895. He then formed the Wapello Cigar Co.,
located at 106 E. Main Street. The business occupied two stories and the basement.

In 1901 the company was producing approximately one million cigars a year. Twenty-four people were
listed as being employed at the Wapello Cigar Company in 1901. The leading brands of five-cent cigars
produced were “Gold Seal,” “Twist Head,” and “Little Yara.” Their ten-cent cigar was “Corona del Rey.”
Three salesmen traveled throughout lowa and the northern half of Missouri selling the cigars.

Mr. Fecht had two children, Alfred E. who was briefly in business with his father (1905), and Mrs. C.A.
Braun, whose husband was a jeweler in Ottumwa.

By 1907 Emil was temporarily out of the cigar manufacturing business. For two or three years he worked
as a traveling salesman for the J. H. Merrill Co., a wholesale grocer. In 1910 he went to work in a real
estate business.

By 1911 or 1912 Emil went to work for his brother, Julius, as a bookkeeper. The next year, 1913, Emil
was managing the Julius Fecht Cigar factory. The company employed well over 100 people in 1918. Emil
continued to manage the company until his death July 16, 1926.

Emil and Ada Fecht changed residences frequently in the early years. In 1894 they were living at 128 N.
Grant. In 1897, 409 W. Ward was their home. 108 N. Sheridan Avenue sheltered them until

approximately 1911 when they moved to 115 N. Sheridan Avenue where they lived out the rest of their
lives.

sc CIGAR

Always frevh, spicy and swied,
Beware of lmeiations.

SOSE GENIN BOT TRE
rion ler ar

WAPELLO CiGAR CO.

———————EEE

|
y, Packed right from tie table in tin foll.

Daily Democrat Sept. 10, 1901

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Five hand- workmen
to make “Little Yara”

5c. Cigars.

Wapello Cigar Co. |

Ottumwa Courier newspaper July 28,
1903.

| Wagello Cigar Co's. Big 4

Liitle Yara,

May Flower,
Twisthead.

“Smoke”

Newspaper ad for Wapello Cigar
Company

WANTED! |

APPRECIATE

A CIGAR THAT A GOOD JUDGE WILL

“Little Yara”

Ottumwa Evening Democrat, October 31, 1904

THE CIGAR INDUSTRY.

“hHMtumwa’s Cigar Manufacturing In-

terests” was responded to by Mr. Emll
Fecht. Mr. Fecht said in part:
“The cigar industry in Ottumwa rep-

resents an investment of $200,000. The |
annual production is approximately |
11,000,000 cigars with a yalue of about |

SM. Thirty-one traveling men are

employed selling the goods all over the

couniry and over four hundred people
are employed In making the cigars.
Their annual wage uwmounts to $170,000
and the weekly pay roll] fs $3,270. So I
have no hesitation in saying that I con-
Sider the cigar industry the second in
importance In the city. The cigar mak-
ers meake geoonl wages and they are

spenders, not hoarders, and this means |

a good deal to the retail and other mer-
chants of the citv., Ottumwa cigars are
amnoked everywhere and the city re-
ceives in this way a vast amount of
advertising cach year." Mr. Fecht al-

20 denounced the cigar trust and pre- |

dicted its ultimate destruction.

A speech delivered at the second Annual Banquet of
the Ottumwa Commercial Association by Emil Fecht.
Ottumwa Evening Democrat, January 15, 1904.

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Julius Fecht

Born October 10, 1849 near Heidelberg, Germany

Came to U.S. at age 14.

Settled in Ottumwa in 1874.

Died January 19, 1924 at age 74. He was ill with cancer for 7 months prior to his death.
Father: Eugene Fecht

Mother: Mary Walburga Wurth Fecht

Married Anna on July 26, 1900 in Ottumwa

Married Flora on January 15, 1908 in Ottumwa

Julius Fecht lived in Ottumwa for 50 years and was connected to the cigar manufacturing industry all of
that time. The cigar manufacturing company he founded operated in Ottumwa for 70 years from 1884
until 1953. Julius Fecht was a hard worker who dedicated himself to producing a quality cigar. Most of
his tobacco was imported from Havana, Cuba. Records indicate that he owned a tobacco plantation in
Cuba. His Cuban partner was Senor Armando Pinos y Sandrino. Julius made yearly trips to Cuba to
purchase tobacco.

Julius Fecht came to Ottumwa as a cigar maker in 1874. He worked for the H. L. Waterman Cigar
Company (1879) and later was foreman in the factory of Bensberg & Cheadle, a wholesale liquor and
cigar company. In 1884, with his total savings of $600, Julius Fecht started his own cigar manufacturing
business. One printed source states that he started his cigar factory in an “old shack” in Ottumwa. In
1884 he lived at 412 E. Main Street.

In 1886 he abandoned the old shack and opened his cigar factory at his home at 412 E. Main Street.

By 1888 Julius Fecht had moved his cigar factory downtown to 211 S. Market Street. Although not
documented, it is likely that the factory was located in the upper floors of the building. Julius boarded at
Dick’s Hotel in 1888.

An 1890 newspaper article boasts that the Julius Fecht Cigar Factory was producing one million cigars a
year and distributing them throughout lowa, northern Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
Julius was employing fourteen people and paying out $120 a week in wages. Mr. Ed Nye traveled around
the country selling the company’s products.

In 1892 Julius’ cigar factory was still located upstairs at 211 S. Market Street. Mr. Fecht was living ina
room upstairs at 213 S. Market Street.

Julius went into partnership with his brother, Emil, by 1894. The company was called “Julius Fecht and
Brother” and was located at 224-226 S. Market Street. The 1894 Ottumwa City Directory lists 22 people
that worked for the Fecht brothers. Since the city directory lists only those people living within the city
limits of Ottumwa, it is quite likely that considerably more than 22 people were actually employed by
the Fechts. In 1894 Julius was living at 213 S. Market Street.

In the late 1890’s, Julius was rooming at 210 E. Main Street (1897 and 1899).

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By 1901, two significant changes had occurred. First, Emil and Julius were no longer partners in the cigar
manufacturing business. Julius was running the cigar factory by himself. Emil, his brother, was now
operating the Wapello Cigar Company and making cigars on his own. The second major change was
Julius’ marriage to Anna Hansmann on July 26, 1900. This was Julius’ second marriage. His first wife died.
The Fechts were living at 131 N. Washington Street. His second wife, Anna, died on January 2, 1906 of
typhoid fever.

The cigar factory moved to 210-212 S. Jefferson Street by 1907. Julius was still living at 131 N.
Washington Street, but his wife, Ana, had died.

By 1910 not much had changed. The factory was still located at 212 S. Jefferson Street. Julius was still
living at 131 N. Washington Street. Fifty-eight people were listed in the city directory as being employed
in Julius Fecht’s cigar factory.

In 1912, Julius’ brother, Emil, had returned to work as a bookkeeper. By 1913 Emil Fecht was managing
the company. Julius was taking a less active role in the day-to-day operations of the business.

By 1915 the cigar factory had moved to 222 S. Market Street. Julius’ home address had also changed. He
now lived at 137 N. Washington Street.

In 1916 the factory moved to 302-306 W. Main Street where it remained until 1924.

The number of workers at the Julius Fecht cigar factory varied with the times. In 1918, one hundred
nineteen employees were listed in the city directory. In 1922, the work force was down to 53 people.
1924 saw a further reduction to 43 employees. In 1927 there were 34 people employed there and by
1931 thirty-five were listed in the city directory. Although the number of employees declined steadily,
the Julius Fecht Cigar Company was always one of the largest cigar manufacturers in Ottumwa.

From 1918 through 1924, the cigar factory was located at 302-306 W. Main Street. Emil Fecht, Julius’
brother, managed it. Julius had retired. On January 19, 1924, at the age of 74, Julius Fecht died from a
seven-month struggle with cancer.

By 1927, Emil Fecht had also died. The company was incorporated and was being operated by a former
company foreman, J. M. McIntire, president, and Otto Sayles, secretary-treasurer. The factory was
located at 203 S. Marion Street where it remained for the next 26 years.

In 1930 Julius Fecht, Inc. was making the Breva shaped “Three Star’ and “Universal” brands of clear
Havana cigars. At one time they also made “Veto” brand of cigars. Their tobacco was still being imported
primarily from Cuba.

1953 was the sunset year for the Julius Fecht Cigar Factory. The company completed its 70" and last
year of operation. On December 28, 1953, the Julius Fecht Cigar Factory building located at 302 W. Main
Street was sold at auction. The cigar manufacturing era in Ottumwa had ended. The Julius Fecht
Company had outlasted all of its Ottumwa competition. It was time to rest.

Julius Fecht — the Man

Julius Fecht was a colorful character who made a vivid impression on the history of Ottumwa. He was a
large, rotund, jolly man who was intense and easily excitable, but he never got mad. Julius had many
interests and was active in civic affairs. He was Ottumwa’s first park commissioner. He was the treasurer

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of the Elks Lodge for 25 years. He particularly enjoyed hunting and fishing and looked forward to outings
of the “soup camp group.” He had several boats on the Des Moines River and was a familiar figure at
Snail Haven Island, a small island above Ottumwa that no longer exists.

Because of Julius Fecht’s colorful personality, many stories have circulated about him. For example,
story has it that Julius went into a tavern in downtown Ottumwa to have a drink after work. He was
approached by a patron who bet him a dollar that he couldn’t correctly count how many doors there
were in the tavern. Julius accepted what he considered to be a sure bet. “There are two doors in here. A
front door and a back door,” Julius answered in his German accent. The man gave a big belly laugh and
told Julius he was wrong. “There are three doors here, the man laughed. “There is the front door, the
back door, and a cuspidor.” Julius had been beaten by a play on words.

Wanting to recoup his losses, Julius decided to trick a newly arrived patron on the same bet he had
previously lost. “I’ll bet you a dollar that you cannot correctly tell me how many doors there are in this
tavern,” Julius told a likely victim. As expected, the man replied that there were two doors. Sensing
victory, Julius gave a big smile and told the man he had lost the bet. “There are three doors here,” Julius
told him. “There is the front door, the back door, and a spittoon.” No sooner had he said it than he
realized his error. Another bet lost.

As told by Sabella Harness

When a friend asked Julius for money, he was reported to have said, “Before | tink, | gic it to you!” Julius
was a warm and friendly man who was often generous with his time and money.

The Julius Fecht cigar company was famous for the “Universal” and “Three Star’ brands of cigars. Of the
Three Star brand, Julius once remarked, “I sell them so cheap that | lose money on every individual cigar.
It’s the volume that makes me a profit.”

When he was nominated for park commissioner, someone made a pun by saying, “Let’s make it
universal!” That is an appropriate adjective to describe the legacy of warmth and good humor that the
big man left to his friends —a universal enjoyment of having known this unique Ottumwan.

When Julius Fecht was dying of cancer, he had time to make arrangements for his funeral as he wanted
it to be carried out. In keeping with his wishes, the funeral was held at the Elks Club. A Methodist
minister read the Scripture and a Catholic priest gave the eulogy. The Elks band marched in front of the
casket, playing suitable dirges. On the way back from the cemetery, however, they were to play

“something that is hot, like der ‘Hot Time In Der Old Town’.” The band wasn’t able to play something
“hot” as the temperature was 15 degrees below zero and the horns froze up.

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After the funeral, Julius instructed that everyone was to meet back
at the Elks for a beer and luncheon. He left money for that purpose
and, as he wished, a vacant chair was set for him at the table. The
local newspaper did not report on the luncheon at the Elks club. It
wouldn’t have been proper to report on the free beer during this
period of prohibition.

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The wind may blow, the storm may race.
The clements run wild. , 1912 -1913 newspaper
Just give him a beat, a reel and a leek,
He's as happy as a child—
But all his time's not spent in play,
As our green parks will prove.
Ottumwa or Cuba, at home or abroad,
He's always on the move.

cartoon of Julius Fecht

198

Julius Fecht Cigar Factory about 1900 to 1905. Julius Fecht is in the back row, left, with hat on.

The Julius Fecht Cigar Factory.

199

Pictures of former Julius Fecht cigar
manufacturing building at 203 S. Marion
Street. Photos were taken in 1989. Notice the
signs painted on the brick walls of the factory.

200

JULIUS FECHT c
Manufacturer of the Celebrated |
WILD ROSE roc CIGAR, |
‘unas tial |

WESTERN STaR 5 CRNT wr ora.

March 17,1 1885 Ottumwa Daily Democrat

“7 ee ee

THE CIGAR INDUSTRY.

“tumwa’s Clear Manufacturing In-
teresia’ was responded to by Mr. a
Fecht. Mr. Fecht anld In part:
| “The clear Industry in Ottumwa a
resentea an investment of £20,000, The},
‘annual production is approximately |,
(14,000,000 cigars with a value of about)
$2000, Thirty-one traveling men are]
employed selling the goods all over the’!
eountry and over four hundred reap he |
tlare employed In making the clgars.||
Thelr annual wage mounts to $170,000
‘land the weekly pay roll is £1,270. So I
‘have no healtation In saying ek T con=|
_|sider the clear industry the second jn |!
lImportance jn the elty. The cigar mak- |!
bere make cood wages and they are)!
spenders, not hoarders, and this means |!
‘a good deal to the retail and other mer- :
chants of the cliy. Ottumwa cigars are’
smoked evyerrwhere and the clty re-
‘celvea in this way a vast amount of|
' advertising each year.” Mr, Fecht al-
(leo denounced the r trust and pre- |:
dicted Ite ultimate destruction.

Ottumwa Democrat, January 20, 1904

Jullus Fecht,

Julius Fecht, republican . candidate
for the position of park commissioner
was born in Heidelberg, Germany in
1850. He immigrated to the United
States in 1864, locating at Detroit,
Mich,, at which place he resided and
was employed as a cigarmaker for
four years. From Detroit, Mr. Fecht
removed to St. Louis, Mo., where he},
was employed at thy Ei making!

Ottumwa Trie-Weekly, March 16, 1905

FECHT CO, IN
OPERATION

Tn 1884 Julius Fecht founded the
Fecht Clear Co, tow located at
204-205 South Marion streets, an
remained wt ita head until his dewth
in 1985. At that time J, H. Meln
tire and Otto Saylea toak over the
(plant as president and secretary,
respectively. About forty people
‘are employed, ind the business Ia
the one outstanding survival of the
‘time when cigar miking wes the
| principal industry of Ottumwa, anil
there were over 600 cigar makers
in the city, The Fecht company i¢

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SINCE 1884

ihe oldest cigur factory in the state.

| Although the company makes
(several dilfierent grades of cigara
at all prices, and also makes sook-
‘ing aud chewing tobaveo, It fea.
‘tures the “Three Star,”

| Tolacco is shipped from the
felds of Connecticut, Coba, Sumat-
| Ta, and Java, The Java and Con
nectiiut broadleaf are sed oe
aed ara re, oid in the Three Star,
‘Huvanea is used ae a Aller, The fac-

tory covers nol only southern lowa,
but hus jobbers in Council Blaffs,
lwa Moines, Kookuk, Cedar Rapids,
Hurllogtion, Aid olher outlying cit-
ie.

Tohacco ts purchased elghteen
motths before it ia used in clgara,
lt goes through various processes
of sweallne and drying wnatil it bx
in exactly the right condition, ther
ihe stema are taken out, and the
proccss of Making a clear is really
lIecun, The cOompity Uses ho mA
chinery, wl cigars are made hy
hand. Tremendous care is taken
in preserving the prevailing sani
tary conditions, and the company
prides it#elf on the cleailiness of
its fuclory and its cigars, The
moat recent Innovation i the titra
duction of celophaitie wrappers, how
ueod on all “Three Stars.”

Ottumwa Daily Courier, August 17,
1931

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FECHT GROWS
* AIS TOBACCO!

Ing in Havata tobacece for bia own

consumpiloo. In 190T be formed &
yariperchip with Sener Armaoda del
Pind ¥ Sanleing of Ciba, lor the grow:
Ing amk matkeling of talacco. The
j renture has proved snecess{y), aod.
thigh dempordry reversed bave

CIGAR MANUFACTURER HAS Ajcurred, botk Seder Pino apd Mr. Fecht

PLANTATION IN CUBA, FAC
TORY IN @TTUAWA

Tultus Feell, Havans.. tobace> im
Potter and owner of ope of the largest

. Ghar fivteries in Towa, altueted ut the

corner of Mola an Marioo strects, be-
Kan bis independent career ge 3. man-
tifacturer In a JILe shanty on Kast
Wain: strect to W884. Mr. Feckl one
DE the sicst widely koown manufac-
turers ib this secllan af tie slate, te ut
Present-a patheat fir Wnlveralty hint:

tal ab Iowa Ciy Plowing kurgival wee

tention,

Ten years before be wool inte Wash
ase far liimecif, Mr, Pechl «aine to
Otis a6 0 tignr maker and wool to

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work for Bennhergy and Chile, first)

making cipare and Ixler holding ihe
positian of manager Tere he saved
his money Bod bv clving half cash and
HIE ootes for ois first siock mf Ler
brace, wis ible to alart for himsecit, -
"PLENTY OF ACCOUNTS"

Th January, LaaG, We tok over a

> B2)) stock and kept et hits) |

thom With Ris one-man

At that tine he had what be dexerlhes | i

now as "plenty of not the best kind ar |

book accounts,’ a cash bal

Torte In that yoar and the ane ween
followed, when bea worked from h a. ih.
woill 10 p.m. siaking clears wod walt
jag on pntroang fe lis Pek rcinih stare.
In May, 1886, he formed a partnership
with A. Dunter, frvesting al: of Its
Barings in Lie yrderlaking, ‘The eve
factory, loezied abouk wire the sr

. Bold Jewelry store is mow, Inslot only

fix months aot ali the Money invested
ws Inst, ro

Anather stack was soon made inde-
Fesdently by Me. Fecht, am the weat
sida of South Market streer He had
wi empleves. He accumulated i It
He money there and moved aerosg the
Efreed £0 the Foster biilding. After
flere years ak that Jacatlan he maveu
to the olf eum builling on Jeilersoo
Etreet where he rerained for otoe
‘Snares, At Lhla Joecatlon toa Three
Star and Universal cipare were Clrst
rade aunt proved successful, etabiing
him to tay the present gite at Sfaln
nod Marlog sireeis. ih amount equal
to the purchase prlee-was spent in re
madeline and Tixturas eae
—Telbequipped madero
ind warehouse.

Twenly vears ago Mr. Pechy [rat

ume "of Fo
CEH and ainodest sleck of gopds, He
Telos with gest ihe store of Tiga ef:

eS eo Se

ehtere”? the imporilog ousiiess, hring: |

have prospered. ‘Fhe former in 4 1n¢m-
Her af the Cian one rere.

On the piantalion are Cwenty-tires
tensots.

JULIUS FECHT.

knwo to afr, Fecht anit ‘his parler,
In May of each year when lhe money

13 needed Ay CLs enLtlvaling ihe
crops, an amount is paid ddwn on the
Prleroun,

Mr. Feche's order, and sanplez are
farwarded Here, wher
Bel,
trom

the pinoiation fk

tthe Tallrodl siadion wet
miantatiow Je decated.,
OCALY ONE IN WEST
Altknaugh tte private plantations ot
Senor Finas, .im counertion with ,the
jaint boldings, are equipped “with six
Mimping stuliond for itrlgation, a ier
srison pracieally ruins “tha tohacea
crap. for while size aan be obtained br
artificial watering, the tine Oayorwcan
nol be secured.
Mit, Faechs

ihe prict® are;
When the: tobacco js brought ant
is carefully |
checked by 2 baokKeaper, who is atac !}
nehooltescher and postmaster af the!
awhich the |

.BIvas am interesting Pat

traval of ina Cuban business associate
a8 the hospitable, pallies, ootjeenial and
gbligotened Pan-American jot old (ee-
titan Hreage. A oiin who br virtue
of nis aecomplivhingal and: plane of io-
herlted superkoriiy in the Gubaw aocial
seale mayhate bia word taken for law,
he Je neverthe im a kind adminlstre-
bor, jeer among fla people.

Jullirs Peeht ia tae only todaeceo Im-
porter amd erower in the wert today.

All of thom re persdally 4 niumiter of inrporling fires may be}

In Chicago and other eect:

Foanil
cs,
RPow ers. -

When harvosted, it is placed |:
in warehouses in Havana, eablect to!

Ottumwa Courier, August 4, 1923

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JULIUS FECHT’S CIGAR FACTORY

Up-to-date in every respect, thoroughly sanitary, from cellar to roof, and a
—_ pleasant place in which to work—this describes’ the cigar factory of Julius
recht.

_No expense has been spared by Mr. Fecht in making his factory one of the most
modernly equipped of its kind, not only in Ottumwa, but in the whole of Lowa.

Light and air—plenty of it, too—are domineering features of the plant, while
ample exits have been so arranged that employes could speedily leave the building
should a fire occur.

Many conveniences for the one hundred er more employes of the factery have
been arranged on every floor of the big structure, and those employed there are un-
doubtedly as well satisfied set of workmentas are found anywhere.

Cleanliness is the slogan in the Fecht factery, and a trip of inspection will con-
vince any one that the slegan is well lived up to.

‘This ss one af ttwinwa’s Tiras biieluiat rian —~hirgren, pure logipen, let, teeiest piarenjalae PV eEY Runes, ficicial Wile gui'e
peeael avil eri pla vers nol the pools sent out go far toware wivertisiig Oltumwsa ws the Hrogressive erty she bs,

Asie from the loeal foree, Mr. Feelt maintaing no puanber’ at traveling snalesme fi “an the rou, The
braids turned out by this faetory are known, vot Olly in lows, but wljoinding states

The Mw been tlibi ny of the eelt Fre lors is 4] bey St feet aie contains i ilar lat ea nernicy ta ies
PCN hard t vane julian anil Hi ns, Cia thie iin eae rm the olfice, CNT. Pee, shi pryelange rooms piel clress
Me npirtments, while on the third thoer ts fouwod the ime nae working ball,

The Tower’ wt the dist of the boca dad ewe Contos the Tova tobiece storm on the matin floor, while
thie [pest ss in dlevortioal tia ni olahborate revi rid 2.4 law Ce Tat.

The wad ‘athe comtmios Chie ses pier barbagneer ee dae tiniest ‘ifiel Shore Nootis obj thie ef revel diel flaor, tie
Lipigeent (hindoy lov d nage dlevoteal tu jot kK iage eeniel seortieie,

The binhling at the south conteing the gienre can) trckage roee wie abation,

The Havans pueking business conducted by Mer. Foevht, temetlior with Artal io, ah Cul whatesmiin,
if dowload ot Paes Real aid Huresdurna, (ula.

Mr. Poeht commoner Vinh pra tingr avi tote dia PONS Let abl aide besten gn packer (otil LOTT,

Ottumwa Daily Review, February 19, 1926

‘Tar QUALITY CIGARS [@

» +... ata price

Since 1884, Julius Fecht, Inc., has been making high quality cigars for particu-
lar smokers. Sanitary conditions prevail throughout our very modern plant, every
possible precaution being taken to insure perfect results. We want you to visit us—
to see how your favorite cigar is made. This factory is open for inspection at any time.
You will find your visit not only interesting but educational as well. Hi i Ss

Only the finest tobaccos obtainable are used in making these Ottumwa-made,
hand-made cigars. They are bult to a high standard of quality, but are sold at a low

BS
price. The next time you buy cigars from your dealer, whether singly or by the box, Favorite Bra nd

ask him for these Ottumwa-made cigars. We will wager you'll like them.

Universal Special .. wee eucees 100 straight

Universals, Three Stars. 0. K’s, Little Yara, Star Fives
7c each — 3 for 20c Valea Cb 6 eee 2 for 25¢

JULIUS FECHT, Inc. =

Manufacturers of Cigars Made Better Than (ood
Since 1884

Ottumwa, lowa

203 South Marion Street

Ottumwa Daily Courier, May 3, 1933

203

JULIUS FECHT CIGAR FIRM,
FOUNDED IN 1884, ,NOW ONE
«OF CITY’S SUCCESSFUL FIRMS.

| Julius Feecht, Inc. cigar manw-! Fecht for more than twenty years,
facturing firm in Ottumwa, was) desiring to see the firm continued
founded in 1854 by Julius Fecht, aj and the name perpetuated, pur-
native of Germany, immigrant to chased. the business: had the com-
(American shores when a young pany incorporated and assumed
man, who learned his trade in a charge ag ek I, 1927, aes
which time they have operated the

RR OR business continually. Mr, Melntire
Juling Fecht, who was well) ix now president of the firm and
known by Ofttumwans and Was Nir Sayles ia secretary-treasurer.
renerally regarded asa‘ character,”) Julina Fecht founded his busl-’
came toc‘tumwa after having)
worked in the cigar trade in Pe-|
oria, IL. and Fairfieid.

The husiness here was founded
and operated by Julius Fecht until

on this hasis the firm was surcesa-
ful Since his death that policy
has been definitely continued and
the same quality merchandise fs

h ) y 19,| Preduced at the Ottumwa factory.
ie day: of tin denth, Janoery 2 The leading brands of Julius

L924. Oi} EEE. it time, cco d-
Hae to ee cts ae ee will, Fecht*cigars are the famous Three |
‘the business was to continue for a St#t. Universal, Little Yara and
period of years under his name. |O. K, cigar, The latter cigar was)
| placed on the market In Septem-

In 1926, the estate concluded to, 308 1931, and has proven highly
sell the cigar business. J, H. Me-) popular, particularly because of ita
Intire and Otte Savies, who had mildness and smoothness,
been in the employment of Mr.) Julius Fecht, Inc., employs about
|forty persons at the Ottumwa,

plant. <All of these workers are
‘| residents of Ottumwa and spend

nea on the “rocks of quality” and!

‘| thelr salaries in the city. The!

'| firm is strictly a homeowned tn-
'\| dustry and is operated br Ottum-
Wans.

Ottumwa Daily Courier, July 5, 1932

204

fafa

Cigar Satisfaction

Here are two cigars which are proving more and more
popular with critical cigar smokers who want real cigar
S satisfaction,

THREE STAR
3 for 20c
CLUB FIRST
5c Straight

ASK FOR THEM AT YOUR DEALERS!

LITTLE YARA falletaata

MAIN ST). =a OTTU Tout). vel,

Ottumwa Courier May 8, 1931

A QUALITY SMOKE

—at | ai low price

Regular and Panatela
LITTLE YARA
CLUB FIRST

CIGARS

iULIUS FECHT, Inc.

OTTUMWA, IOWA
Manufacturers of Cigars
Made Better Than Good

Ottumwa Daily Courier, July 5,
1932

205

1534 marks « bell centery of progress for thas campent x -

prageees Faat hae kept pace woth jhe development of Ottumwa and
iia tradmy terhtery Today, Julius Fecht, tne, hae o completely mod
Fn, Maniery Plant Laperid coger maker —Otnewana oll ooh liave
been in our cnplor front iwenty to Tits Peare, have Galt inka eur
rigare thie Pris olen mngredintt be eta eri: qiimlity We Geir al hie alk
gare which cost eo much to make and are said at ue low a price

Yow are cordially jawitel tm wisit and inapest mi plead of any jiene

UNIVERSAL
CIG ARS

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CIGARS fas

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Perper ante Cdiualits

wal | . CVE |

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fix STRAIGHT AND
Te OF 3 POR ts

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hex from vour favorite dealer, He has (hem! |

Three Star
Universal
0. K.

1884—JULIUS FECHT, Inc.—1934

Manufacturers of Cigars Made Getter kd vasa]

Buy Three Stars, Universals, or O. hs Singls or by the

ve Vos) Nig Sit. (iiumwa, lown howe (it

Ottumwa Courier Newspaper, December 13, 1934

206

FECHT CIGAR F WILL
i CIGAR FIRM WI
4 5 | aw 17 it }
COMPLETE HALF CENTURY
| RCT F |
OF BUSINESS THIS YEAR
With the passing of 1034, Julius S Terr
echt, Inc., local cigar making
firm, Will have been in business in
| tum fora half century
d H. Metntire, who became}
president when the firm was in-
corporate! January 1, 1927, «still
neice The cipany Which oocu-

niet the Fecht building on South]
Marion street |

The late Julius Fecht, remem-
here] here as one of the leading
citizens of his time, founded the
company in 1&S4. A policy which |
lictated quality wha established at
that time and has since been the
lMusia for the the firm's operation,

Many changes have becn made
ines the firm first opened ites doors
in a building located in the 400
block of Fast Main atreet. It oc-
oupie! several other locations he- |
fore moving into its present quar-
ters

Progress has been a keynote in
the service of the firm and today |
it ia housed in a modern sanitary | Bee
plant | ate eS

The cigarmakers and other em- | ape wT
ployed ot expert artisans, all om 7ULIUS PECHT.
tumwans, who have seen from
twenty to fifty Vears service.

Mta Ott, 602 West Second
street, has been a Fecht employe |
for a half century.

The well-known brands of Julius
Fecht cigars today are the Uni-
versal, the Three Star and the)
"1. TK |

Ottumwa Daily Courier, December 13, 1934

207

Memory of Julius Fecht Still Lives

Through the Large

Cigar Factory and

High Quality of Products Made Here

Original Business Established

in 1884—Operated by J. H.

McIntire and Otto Sayles Since 1927—Forty

Cigars Makers
Fifteen

Employed for
Years

By R. KENNETH EVANS.

When Julius Fecht established his cigar factory in Ot-
tumwa in 1884, it was on the basis of establishing one stand-
lard of quality and maintaining that standard regardless of
economic conditions or price activities. When he died, a few
years ago, one of¢his last thoughts was of his factory and he
called the present owners to him and specified that the stand-
ard of quality should always be maintained in the future.

J. H. Melntire and Otto Sayles-
have been operating this large fac-
tory since 1927 and, while they ful-
ly realize the importance of quality.
‘to the success of the cigar business,
their convictions have been matert
ally stimulated through the request.
of the founder, that quality never
be lowered. : ;

AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY.

The Julius Fecht Cigar Co. is one |
of the leading factors in the build-
ing of a reputation for Ottumwa as
la wholesale, manufacturing and

marketing center. With a territory

|}comprising a population of close to
|}a quarter of a million people, such
concerns as this have a wide bear-.
ing on the supplying of commodities
to people who rely on Ottumwa as
ithe source.

From an economic standpoint the
factory maintains one of the city’a

‘after vear, is evidence of the truth

|} know how to maintain the one high
istandard of manufacture, which

| ing cigarmakers frequently was car-
| ried out,

substantial payrolls with forty-four

employes being given employment.
Forty of these employes are cigar

}makers who have been with the

company for many years, None of
these cigarmakers have been em-
ployed, by the company, for less
than fifteen vears, and the oldest
of the cigarmakers, in point of serv-
ice, has been making cigata im tly
Plant for more than forty vears, Ur-
ing the same chair for that length
of time, There is a significance in
this statement, These cigarmakers
are all familiar with the quality ani
type of cigar put on the market ani

might be lost if the policy of chang.

“We have kept this factory mod-
ern in every respect from a work-
ing standpoint, as well as very oth-
er,” stated Otto Sayles. “Qur em-
ploves have been made happy with
us so far as jit has been in our,
power to arrange it,” he continued,
The fact that these forty cigarmak-
ers have continued to stay in Ot-
tumwa and make these cigars, year |

of the statements made by Mr.
Savles.
FIVE BRANDS MANUFACTURED.
Five brands of cigars are mani |
factured in this factory and distrib-
uted over a wide range of trade ter-
ritory. They are sold under the
brands of “Universal,” “Three-Star
Cigar,” sold three for 20 cents:
“OO. K.” one of the best 5-cent cigars
ever put on the American market,

“Little Yara,” another 5-cent quality |
product, and “Star 65's.” also a}!
nickel cigar, These brands are fa-|.

Continued on next page... >

208

miliar to Cigar smokers in Ottumwa
and this section of lowa because of
the uniformity of quality and mau
facture, Never has there been a!
question raised, by particular smok.
ers, as to the good quality of one
box or the bad quality of another
box of these brands. They are al-
wave the same,

The “Universals” are clear Ha-
vana-filled cigars, The Universal
Club, Royal and Imperial sell at re-
tail two for 25 cents, while the
Special and Java sell for 10 cents
straight,

Julius Fecht, when he estab-/

lished this factory and in subse-
quent years of operation, searched |
the tobacco markets for the stan.
dard of leaf tobacco which he wish:
ed to use in the manufacture of
this product. This standard of
quality has been an insistent fea-
ture of the operation since that
time. The very best tobaccos ob-
‘tainable always go into’ these
cigars.

With the modern jmprovements
in the manufacturing world today,
many changes have been mede
from hand-made products to ma-
chine-manufactured goods. This
holds true in all lines. In many
lines the machine-manufactured
product has been an improvement,
but in the minds of those familiar
with the tobacco industry, ho ma-
chine will ever be manufactured
that can supplant the experienced
cigarmaker in quality manufacture.
For that reason the Julius Fecht
factory has always adherred to the
hand-made product.

AN INTERESTING PROCESS.

The process of manufacturing
cigars is an interesting one. Only

a ce a

terest in the operation of the fac-
‘tory from the standpoint of carry-

‘'those who have had the opportu-

nity of seeing tobacco growing and

ithe methods of handling ft until It

reaches the factory, can appreciate

‘how temperatures, climate, soil
jand other conditions can effect the

quality of the leaf. Even after it
‘has been grown, cured and ready

other processes through which to-
bacco must pass before it goes into
the finish product. This includes
the casing of the leaf, proper cur-
ing, stripping out the stems, and
other preparations. <A thorough
knowledge of tobacco is necessary
on the part of the manufacturer to
maintain quality. Unlike many
other agricultural products, tobacco
is not just tobacco, as it is with

possible exception of cotton, which
is similarly effected by conditions.

‘cigars at this factory depends, in
a large measure, upon the law of
supply and demand. However, such
a dependable list of regular cus-

this factory that the annual produc:

The vear 1929 Was a banner year
for the factory, however, when

and disposed of to the trade.
WHOLESALE ONLY.
This factory engages in a whole-

sale business only. Many customers |

who have cultivated a taste for the
Fecht cigars, are now living in
communities where the cigare are
not regularly kept for sale. These
customers order their supply direct

from the factory in Ottumwa, The |
majority of the tobacco dealers in |
the Ottumwa territory handle the !

products, however,

constructed especially for the busi.
ness. The entire four floors and a
full basement ia utilized in the nor-
mal operation of the plant. It ta Im
eated at 203-205 South Marion
street within close proximity tea

area, |
The present owners of the Julius.
Fecht Cigar Co. take a personal in-

ing out the traditions established
by Mr. Fecht and in making the
factory an asset and a credit to the
city, They take an interest in civic

matters and co-operate to the full- |

est extent in all meritorious under.
takings.

Ottumwa Daily Courier, Ottumwa, lowa
Wed, May 3, 1933 — Page 7

almost every commodity, with the

The extent of manufacture of |

tomera has been established by.

tion is almost known in advance, |

1,604,360 cigars were manufactured )

| The factory ia a large one as |
cigar factories go. It is housed in
fa large four-story brick building,

the railroads for freight service. |
The factory grounds cover a large |

for market, this factory still has—

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JULIUS F |
IN OTTUMWA AT 3 P M.

| Funeral sence for Jullus Fecht,
| well known cigar manufacturer of
Ottumwa, were held at the Ottumwa
Elks club this afternoon at 2 o’clocs,
Rev, James Foley made the funeral
address and the Elks had charge of
lthe serrice, Interment Was in the |
| Ottumwa cemetery, —

Mr, Fecht, whe dieqg at St. Teele
hospital Saturday morning was 74
years old.
| Jdaliue PFecht's father, Bugene.
j fought in the Revolution of 1848 tn
Germany, itd gnon the accession of
the “Cartridge Prince,” was made a |
Political prisoner, Then he was pa-
_roled and fled to America. The night
be left, October 10, 1949, Julius was
born. The family home was in Stein,
a village near Heldeiberg, in Baden. |

When Jullua was two and a hair
years olf, hia mother emigrated to!
America. The first plan had been to
bring the baby along, but relatives |
protested, because of the danger of
the seas voyage, It ia doubtful, if the
child coul| bave withatood the rigors |:

of the trip, as smallpox, in ita moat!

The young nan traveled to man
cellies in the west and some in the
ent, coming and going, aa Siew
Makers sere inclined to do, Finally,
{fn 1880, he came to Ottumwa and
slayéed, Ina few weeks he had been
appointed | foreman of the largest fac-
ltory here, Benzberg and Cheadle,
‘wholesale’ liguor and cigars, Mr.

! ae course, having charge of
the r factory,

Myr. Fecht fulfll@t that position |
until 1884 when with #600 he star
(@ in business for himself, Thuw waa |
- founded the firm of the Julius Fecht

‘clear faétory, a’ ft Ie known today
| Twenty years ago Mr. Fecht enter-
ed the importing business, bringing
(in Havana tohaccos, In 1907 he form-
el a partnership with Senor Armanda
|ddl Pino y Sandrino of Cuba, for the
frowing and marketing of tobacco,
The venture proved succeanful anid |
beth Senor Ping and Mr. Fecht pros-
peered, . !

Me. FPecht leaves an estimated e2-
‘tate of S170,000. Hix affalrs will be
looked after by his brother, Emil |
| Fecht, of trustee, and the First Trust |
and Savings bank, as eo-trustee, it
belng the intent of Mr. Fecht to bave
the business continue, as it bas in the

il
ji
Virulent form, became prevalent, ;

i
aboard ship, and before the boat land. |

past, so Jong as it shall be a profit:

able and going concern. 4
4

ed in New York, half the crew apd}
passenger list, had died. |

Mra. Fecht, singularly, was immune |
and wos pressed inte service, aa a!
| nurse, by the captain of the vessel,

Relatives took charge of the baby
Jullos, and planne) to bave him come -
‘to this country, in a year or two, with!
an ogot. Bul the aunt died and the
boy stayed in the old country, until |
be waa lf years of age, when be came
‘to this country. He always account-
ed for bis dialect of speech, besause
yo thia early youth lo (herman ry.

The father, after tha mother bad
jotned him in this country, eatabiish- |
ed the family home in the apper Lake.
‘Superior region. But by the time the
pvouth Jullus arrived, they had moved
to Detroit,

Ha stayed with his ‘parents, broth. |
ers and slatera for five years, then
starting out on his own account, har- |,
ing In the meantime learned the art |
| of making cigars.

Fairfield Daily due January 21,
1924

tobac S: Iniporter, : who. ‘ dled.

probate: sats tor” D:. yt

RAS ean

Trust and ‘Savings banie..

2 The “will of files, Recht. "1geal
Satur ay, Was: fled % {n‘ tha’: “of tics:
| 6f ithe. ceounty,, eplerk-. eS a and

anu:
ary? $4.7. Tire antl: iirnivitief &<nirmber
J] of; spécifie-heqit is “0. erb ploy 68: “and
relatives! dnd: provides: peck eontine
enes ot the: pati pniog manufeotiting,

Bit Fe , haat cance eet e

bircatieeat es sak

pained rhe pa TAlNad sith Ane Firat

FECHT'S HCH T's: RIN “WILL-SHARE-INS— |

The two largest single-bequests are
to: mil Fecht ‘and to Hamilton McIn-|]..

tire; foreman of the Julius Fecht cigar

factory; ‘each to ‘receive’ $10,000.

is rtatedcin.the will that the Inatter
bequest ia fmade in appreciation of
Mr. McIntire’s services to him. Three

$1,000 bequerts are Helen Kooeh
‘widow of: Los Angeles, Albert F

’
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FECHT'S' RELATIVES °
WILL SHARE ESTATE

Raccesnienie age
(C ‘ontinued {rom Pare 3).

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we
Guiomiuemem +a seas

Sa oe Beetle na ie

be Ireld in trust... They are to be joint
trustees wiflf equal authority. but it
is provided’ that the brotlier shall také
thé more active part in' the man&ge
ment’ of the business, which is to be
conducted under thé name of’ “Jullus
Fecht.” In the mitnagement, St Is- -Te-
quested. Mr. McIntire, Mr. Ott, °° Mr.
Sales and Mr. Ayfes shall be advised
with and consulted.

If Bmil Fecht should become in-
.capacit ted tq. att as tristed.or manua-
ger, by death or otherwige, the First
Trust And Savings bank will continue
fs solé’ trubteeand in case the bank
should refuse to. act, it Is provided
that the court, havlng jurisdiction, ap-
polit a trustéé.” Emil Fécht and’ the
bank ate “i ean’ also as_executors
of ‘the will. ;

cent |= (Contimued on Page 8, Column 6)

other employes, Qtto Ott, Otto Sales
and Harry Ayres fire to receive $3,000
each, in appreciatlon-of thoir faithful
work. All of the living. brothers and
sisters. of-the dacensed ‘man, aalde
from, Emil Fecht are to recéixe $1,000
each. Those designated to receive the

a-member’ot: tha: 16dg¢.. State tye ae

‘PROFITS OF FACTORY. ¢ SOME. --
v OF, EMPLOYES ARE R, |

of; ‘Detrpit; Mr} Cred; poltia, of Porte:
land; Ore., ant vandthar, sister, named

.
,
‘

‘THlfe? Or, Dita’ *whiages. ‘Sragried name

vas, not- known;: it. fs tated dn the will,
and.who-Hyes in Portlard, Ore. Five

hundred ' ollars J¢ given 16" Mrs- Wir

Ham Gro mahi de appreciation -of kind:
eke: shoywit':s Fecht:a afg;A. roomer in

} b16 hoi 80): ait ef unt North asbington

aire ety: ny iy.

ee ° lke ‘In eae tlh,
Pieedanie: Mri: Fecht “Wk OEE

Besides théMarger baquesta made;'n
provision is. made for the payment sr
$20 to every person in his employe at
the time of hia death, aside from those |
who are to recefve the largor. amounts.
Payment. of linherltance taxes, that
may be levied against the bequests, Is
to be made from the rémaindér of his
estate and not -dedubted*~from ; the:
amounts willed!.

‘The “reat, remaintler and residue”
of the estate Is left to Emil Féecht and
the Iowa’ Truat and Savings bank, to

4—if-pt-anytime-the-bustiess* should
prove unprofitable, !t may he ahan-
donéd,at the dfsoretion- ‘of-the. frus-
tees, alter’ the expiration’ ‘of threa
years. -If-it is profitable, the Income
isto ba divi(ded,.on a pro rata b&sin,
eer the brothers, and. siastérn, mem

f ah othe: ‘poWer-to- soll onr_otherwiaé
Iyanet of any. . the ae with.
out.court.permiss D "
regular itemized reports to ‘tho: court
having! jurladiction_oyeér_ thes. oxfate,
The, Uustee aro not: required ‘to furn:
an hond. -
‘Atter tha, atk ot. the. last of the

irotherk. and -alsters, montioned,’ the}

trnst fimd tn to" bi divifed | equally
Keéchtis hrophers, and ‘sisters, ° Te is
stated -that-the-children-of:his-hroth
rs_abd sisters, whether. of thosd. meti-
tioned in the will or not, are. to share
equally; and that. the term “children’”
shall- ‘be construed ‘to mean: dirett des:
Cee: 4... ae

‘The will As; dated” Te v4,

1923, and the witnesses-ard—John —-F
Hérrick, Betty. eerte an an Howell
and Merrill C. ng asc be

“eae - abel . pampeneeme

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COURIER SAT. DEC. 19, 1958 ak te ee ey

Fecht Building

Auction December 28 of thejhatve “beer and a Dutch lunch.”
“Julius Fecht Cigar Factory”’|There was a vacant chair, for
building recalls from Ottumwa’s! Julius Fecht. :
past the most colorful of “charac-| The Courier of January 21, 1924,
ters” who havé impressed them-/did not carry these details, . for
selves upon local history. two rensons. First it probably

For example, Mr. Fecht’s fu-|struck the newspaperman in that
neral: It was held at the Elks club,/prohibition era as unseemly — as

as he wanted done. A Methodist/indeed did much of the behavior

minister read Scripture, and alof Julius Fecht in his lifetime, The

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Elks suppet which followed his fy-
neral, but many Ottumwans re-
member it. ° Md ARG acid
f ‘ye Died At 74, 0° (8
Julius Fecht was 74 when he}!
died. Ill seven months with cancer,/.
he had time to prepare for his fu-
neral as he wanted it. ae.:
He was born near Heldelberg, in)

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Baden, Germany, in 1850. He camé/y

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oC gee ot AB enpep ence 40's MANET“
“To Left $170,000 Estate,
' Julius Fecht was married twice.

Both wives preceded him in death.
He met an acquairitance shortly

iafter his second wife’s death, who

had not, Jearried of it, Fecht in-
formed * him. {mine ’ vite . died
again!" °"’ ; i ft ,

When 4 friend would ask him
for money he is reported to have
said “before I tink, I gic it to
you!’ ‘This whimsical expression,
|however, must have occurred to
him frequently, for the instances
of his. personal. generosity were
many. ere

Julius Fecht’s estate amounted
to $170,000. His’ brothers and
sisters received the use of it, tintil
the death ‘of the Jast one in 1950.

Catholic pricst gave the eulogy.|best atories couldn't be printed./to this country when 14 years old,|,..)Now it is being distributed among

The Elks band marched in front|Secondly, the band was unable to
of the casket, playing “suitable|march back playing the ‘“some-
dirges.” On the way back from/thing that is hot”. It was 15 below
the cemetery, however, they were/zero that day, and horns froze up
to play “something that is hot, likelat the, top of Court hill. Most

der “Hot Time In Der Old Town.”|mourners returned in three street

Afterwards Elks met at thel/cars sent spécially to the ceme-

lodge where with money he had/tery because of the cold. The Cour-

given for the purpose all were tolier also did not comment on the
e ’ o * ’

‘Imay not

Ottumwa Courier, December 19, 1953

and to Ottumwa th 1874. He first

was foreman of Benzberg & Chea- ,

dle wholesale liquor and cigar com-|
any. A cigar maker by trade, he
ook his total savings of $600 and
began business for himself in 1884.
His business went through a suc-|
cession of reverses and prosperity,
and ultimately became a substan-
tinal Ottumwa enterprise employing
many persons. It’ was located at
his death in thé five-story “Three
Star” building at 302 West Main
street. “i ox%' ae Og

Fecht was a widely known Ot-|,
tumwan, of:many interests. Not).
all of: them wére the private and/'
personal activities for which he}:
was best known. Some were civic
enterprises. He was, for example,| :
Ottumwa’s first park commission-| ;
er. gots ‘ TRS ‘
"He was treasurer of the Elks};
lodge for 25 years, and also a state
officer of that lodge. A large, ro-|,
tund, jolly man, excitable and in-
tense but néver angry, he was &
familiar figure ‘in sports events. |]
He particularly. enjoyed hunting};
and fishing, looking forward toj{
outings of “the soup camp group”)
mostly up the river, He had several]!
boats on the river; and was a fa-|}
miliar figure at “Snail Haven)!
Island” which was an island above]:
Ottumwa no longer existing. ..:

° Had Partner In Cuba.

He was also dctive in the Com-
mercial club, when that. group
used to have long table lunches
each Friday in the building next
to The Courler. He was,.in fact,
“into everything.” °°
‘His business remained cigar-

aking. He had a partner, a
Cuban, in Cuba, and imported and
distributed Havana leaf,: in ad-
dition to rolling his own famous
“Univetsal”, and , "Three Star”
cigars.*-- ~~ =. 5 (get;
Many Ottumwanhs have made
momentary social successes by
telling thé best of the ‘“Jullus

|Fecht stories.”";' It is. regrettable

for the advance of humor that they
bé, reproduced ‘in’ print

here. ‘ ree? Bs ae eee” he ge Ae
Other Fecht stories arose be-
catise of his usé of the English
language, He never lost his Ger-
man accent: ‘Some acquaintances
believe he never learned to think
in English, but thought in German
and translated when he spoke.
Someone in @ saloon one day won
@ dollar from him by betting on
the number of doors in the room,

lay_on words: ed_the.“cuspi-}.

Sorat Pater t ; . Bes ed

Fecht tried to frécotip ‘by pulling]:
the same thing .on @ newcomer, |’
but lost when hé Indicated the
front door, the back: door, “und
dat spitton right over derel” An-
other time he said, of his-’Three/:
Stars,” that he sold them so cheap/,
I lose money on evéry individual)
the volumé makes mé a}

profit.) (A iahtacad fess Pera tovh

28 nephews and nieces. For this
distribution, the factory’. building
is being sold... /

While it is not a prominent
industry, there is still a Julius
‘Fecht cigar company. His will
directed employes to manage it,
and bequeathed sums of money
to four key employes. All others
were given a week's wages.

' The company which continues to

make “Three Stars” will find a

new location.

These mundane dispositions of
- wealth are remembered by
those who knew him, but far more
vivid are the recollections of his
enjoyments. Stories that float still
about the soup camp, the cabin u

jthe river, the Biks trips to St.
|Louls, are the best remembrances

of this large immigrant Ottum-
|Wan, The Universal cigar was his
best known brand. When he was
nominated for park commissioner
jin the republican caucus many
|years @go, sdmeoré made & pun
by saying “Let's. make it wni-
versal!” Which is the best adjec-
| tive to describe the legacy of frolic
jand warmth the big man left to his
jfriends+a universal enjoyment of
having known. this unique . Ot-i
itumwan. * RT see sah as}
ethernet .

212

On January 1, 1927, the Julius Fecht cigar factory was purchased by J. Hamilton Mclntire and W. Otto

Sayles. Mr. McIntire was president of the company and Otto Sayles was secretary-treasurer. Sayles sold
his share of the company in 1932.

Otto Sayles

W. Otto Sayles, 97, of 809 Center died Jan. 18 at 6 a.m. in
Jefferson Square Manor.

He was born Aug. 22, 1883, at Drakesville to William and
Adelien Fouts Sayles, He'd lived here since 1909. He worked
as a trainman for the CB & Q from 1909 to 1910 and was a
shipping clerk from 1910 to 1924 for Julius Fecht Cigar Co.
After Fecht's death in 1924, Sayles and Hamilton McIntyre
bought the cigar factory and Sayles sold out in 1932. He then
went to work for John Morrell and Co., retiring in 1949.

He was a member of the First Christian Church and Low
Twelve. He was a 50-year member of Ottumwa Masonic
Lodge 16 and Odd Fellows Lodge 9 and was a life member of
Elks Lodge 347.

He married Ada Faye Shook March 10, 1910. She died Dec.
9, 1954.

Ottumwa Courier, January 19, 1981

James Hamilton Mclintire was born July 26, 1877 in Davis County, lowa, and died January 14, 1956 aged

78.

—

J, H. M'UIN TIRE.

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213

Dan Findlay

Born January 27, 1873 in Ottumwa, lowa
Died May 12, 1945

Wife: Mary C. Ray

Father: Andrew Findlay

Mother: Charlotte McGee

Dan Findlay was part owner in a cigar factory located in South Ottumwa. The Findlay Cigar Co. made the
Special 5 cent cigar. The company was in operation from approximately 1901 to 1911. Other partners in
the company were W. A. Henate and Birney A. Hand.

—Fr a soli his lnieraaka
in the Findlar ir company of South |
Ottumwa to John M. Schaefer, the pop- |

SOCIETY

The marriage of Mr, Dan Findlay
}and Miss Mary C. Ray took place at
8:30 o'clock last evening at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
| George L. Ray, 244 Mabel street. The
ceremony was performed in the parlor
of the Ray home, which was tastefully

decorated throughout, ond the bridal]

_ siderable time to selling elgars, He Is a

iar Church street tonzorial artist. Mr.
Schaefer now owne a half interest fn |
the bueiness and expects to devote con-

—

hustler and will undoubtedly make a
success of his new venture, Dan Find- |
lay will continue to be the active man-

ager of the business with W. A. Hen-

“hte winder the fame name ae hereio-

Waliste a nattended at :
couple were unattended as they stood fore and it will be a union shop.

before the officiating minister, Rev. W.}
H. Hormel, and heard the words spok-
-en that united them for life.

There were about 125 guests in at-
tendance during the ceremony. At its
conclusion a wedding supper was sefv-
ed.

Mr. and Mrs. Findlay have a large
circle of friends who will extend con-
gratulations. They will go to house-
keeping at once in a home prepered
by the groom on Sheridan avenue,

South Ottumwa,

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, January 21, 1902

Ottumwa Evening Democrat,
November 17, 1904

214

Graves Cigar Factories

Graves Cigar Co. operated by A. H. Graves
and
F. J. Graves & Son operated by Frank and Willis Graves

A. Henry Graves, died December 14, 1898?? (a brother to Frank J. Graves)

Frank Julious Graves, born March 10, 1850 in Massachusetts (a brother to A. Henry Graves). Died
December 21, 1922.

Willis A. Graves, born 1873 and died 1930 (Frank’s son)

The Graves family manufactured cigars in Ottumwa for 45 years — approximately 1885 to 1930.
1884 A. Henry Graves — traveling salesman

1886 Graves Brothers Cigar Factory, 111 S. Court Street. A. H. Graves. Residence 632 W. 2™ Street;
Frank J. Graves

1890 Graves Brothers Cigar Factory, 111 S. Court St.; September 13, 1890 newspaper article indicates
the firm employed from 20 to 50 “hands.”

1892 Graves Cigar Co., 111 S. Court St., A. H. Graves, residence 915 W. 5" St.; F. J. Graves and Sons,
residence 321 E. Main Street. Frank J. and Willis A. both resided at 1015 Hackberry St.

1894 Graves Cigar Co., 111 S. Court St., A. H. Graves, residence 528 W. 5"" St.; F. J. Graves & Son
resided at 319 E. Main St.

1897 FrankJ. Graves & Son, 324 E. Main Street, Frank J. and Willis A., both resided at 1015 Hackberry.
1899 Graves Cigar Co., 111 S. Court St., A. H. Graves; F. J. Graves & Son resided at 324 E. Main St.

1901 FrankJ. Graves & Son, 140 W. 2" St., Frank J. Graves, Wife — Rachael, Residence 215 N.
Washington Street; Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 221 N. Marion Street

1903 Frank J. Graves & Son, 134 W. 2™ St., Frank J. Graves, Wife — Rachael, Residence 215 N.
Washington St.; Willis Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 424 W. 4°" Street

1905 ‘Frank J. Graves & Son, 134 W. 2™ St., Frank Graves, Wife — Rachael, Residence 215 N.
Washington St., and Miss Maude M, bookkeeper; Willis Graves (son), Wife — Nellie, Residence
209 Gara St. Thirty-one employees listed in city directory.

1907. Frank J. Graves & Son, 134 W. 2™ St., Frank Graves, Wife — Rachael, Residence 215 N.
Washington St.; Willis Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 309 W. 4°" St.

1908 Frank J. Graves & Son, 134 W. 2™ St., Willis Graves, Residence 210 W. Court

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1910

1912

1913

1915

1916

1917

1918

1920

1922

1924

1927

1929

Frank J. Graves & Son, 222 S. Market St., Frank Graves, Wife — Rachael, Residence 215 N.
Washington St.; Willis Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 214 Court Ave. Twenty employees listed
in city directory.

Frank J. Graves & Son, 222 S. Market St., Frank Graves, Wife — Rachael, Residence 712 W. 2°
St.; Willis Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 202 Oakwood Ave.

Frank J. Graves & Son, 222 S. Market St.

Frank J. Graves & Son, 222 S. Market St., Frank Graves, Wife — Rachael, Residence 712 W. 2"
St.; Willis Graves, Wife — Nellie, Residence 202 Oakwood Ave.

Willis A. Graves, 222 S. Market St., Residence 202 Oakwood Ave.; Frank is not listed in city
directory.

January 14. Factory burned down. $50,000 loss. Management taken over by Willis.

Willis. A. Graves, 222 S. Market St., Willis Graves, Residence 202 Oakwood Ave.; Thirty
employees listed in city directory.

Willis A. Graves, 222 S. Market St., 2" floor. Willis Graves, Residence 202 Oakwood Ave.

Willis A. Graves, 222-1/2 S. Market St., cigar manufacturer. Willis A. Graves, Wife — Nell C.,
Residence 202 Oakwood Ave. Thirty-one employees listed in city directory.

Willis A. Graves, 222-1/2 S. Market St., cigar manufacturer. Willis A. Graves, Residence 202
Oakwood Ave.; Twenty-two employees listed in city directory.

Willis A. Graves, 222-224 S. Market St., Residence 202 Oakwood Ave.; Thirty-five employees
listed.

Graves Cigar Co., 222-224 S. Market St., George W. Bullock, manager.

Willis A. Graves brands of cigars: “Masonic Knights,” “Federal Court” handmade five-cent cigar, and
“Little Tom.” In 1923, the following people were cigar makers that had been with the firm for 25 years or
more: Victor Poulson, Jerry Gibbons, Marty McKay, Homer Haines, Perry Conner, and Daniel Findlay.

The Graves Brothers made the “Cuban Rose” and “Jack Pot” five-cent cigars. A September 13, 1890
newspaper article states that the Graves Brothers cigar factory employed from 20 to 50 people.

Frank J. Graves and Son cigar factory made the famous “Tom Potter Blunts,” a five-cent cigar.

216

Graves Brothers Cigars sign circa 1888. There would have been a picture of
a cigar box in the middle of the sign.

SPECIAL LOCALS.
The Jack l’ot is a $40 cigar.
Ask your dealer for the Jack Pot.

The Jack Port is sold Se straight. | _; SMOKE. ,

The Jack Pot is hand made.

Pifty thousand Jack Port's sold to
the trade in the last twenty days. |
| Graves bros. are having a great run. j |

On their Jack |'ot cigar.
smoke the Jack l’ot and you will

smoke a full [lavana cigar for dec. Ottumwa Morning Democrat, April 7, 1903. F. J.
The Jack Dot is pronounced the Graves & Son Cigar Co.

| finest cigar in the city.
Everybody smokes the Jack Put.

Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, August 1, 1888.

-——

[RAOUL Yeeeah

I Am Coming Rack

Like Phoenix of old, I have risen from the
ashes. The new firm of Willis A. Graves will
succeed F. J. Graves & Son in the manufac-
ture of reliable old brands. Thanking you for
all favors in the past and soliciting your further
patronage, | am, Yours very truly,

Willis A. Graves

Mfgr. of Tere a
ANTEC OOUDE

Ottumwa Daily Review, cordaty 16, 1916

WILLIS GRAVES
NOW IN CHARGE

OF CIGAR FIRM

His Father, Pioneer in Cigar

Business, Permanently
Retires.

REPAIR “FIRED” BUILDING

_—__ SE

Pod. (raves, a piimecr in the many: |
facture of ¢irare and &@ member of the]

firm of F, J. Gravee & Bon, has a-
newnee! has retirement from the busi:
ese. His son, Willis A. Grawes, who
| ha | boon a menber of the firm for many
‘years, will take complete charge of the
business,
| This frm woe routed from ites home
tat, 222-4 Ht h Market street by fire
on the evening of January 15 and sinee
that tthe the fartory has been cay
erated in the Adama Fixpreas building,
eornor Market nut Commercial strate,
A lire fore aft mie Wave bigamy) at
et work repairing the boilding destroy:
mo by fire aod within the next three
weeks Mr, Graves hopes bo he agnin
reiistote! in the former Joeantion. The |
foetory will be mynippest with ontirels
biew atl tender machinery wd fix-

ture

| The firm tine lane heen leony for
Vile Nigel vrai of cloprs fe jana:
tore, Mr. Willis Graves Wes naqile
lite babel s of the bosiness, To bw nam sf

the bottim and gradually elimbed the
ladder of suecess, The ia well koown
for his ability in mounofseturing sna
ending the different Ae af lent
foligeen, har Hyd ie Foe 4 re hae’ hisns
serve) tlie firs gpa ce th \woling rap leet a
aud has a while jepunintinee in this
ned cab anda orgs states, Tle firm pre
dices the high Frade mc irure aera "
| bln Beat tiah Kite. Tom Totter. Favana
Spnka:, Madern! Cour\t, Alasonie Koight
ut : oe Oller Ueriaigidls,
| J. Uiraves, whe ts reliring from
te. ‘Desih . will larnte onion farm tha

LW] ten

Ottumwa Daily Review, February 22,

1916

WILLIS A. GRAVES
TO RUN FACTORY

DISSOLUTION OF F. J. GRAVES &
SOW CIGAR CO, FOLLOWED
BY NEW FIRM.

The name of Graves ia alll to be
found among the numerous cigar Arme
\in Ottumwa. for despite the disastrous |
| fre of January 13, when the factory of |

F. J. Gravea & Son was desiroyed, the

| business will live, Willis A. Graves,
jthe junior member of the former com-
‘puny, ia now in bu#ineéss for himaell
under the firm name of the Willla A.
Graves Clgur Co,

Mr. Graves who has come up from
the bottom in the cigar business, has
|given a quarter century'of his life |
thie buainese and ie fatniliar’ with it

in all it# detaila, For « score of years
after leaving the factory he has been
on the road and is known to the cigar
trade through lowa and northern Mia-
BOUrL.

The dissolution of the old firm and
the starting of the new has juat taken
place and the announcements sent out
jto the trade are characterietic of the)
live management of the new company |
as Will be seen fromthe following: |

“I'm coming back like Phoenix of
old, rising from ashes, Wilile A.|
Graves.”
| Frank J. Graves, the senior member

of the old firm, in retiring from the
business, Marka the passing of one of
the ploneers in cigar boalness in Or-
tumwe. Mr. Graves has been continu-
ously connected with the manufacture
of cigars in Ottumwa for the poet
thirty years. Few men engaged In the
bueiness are so Well known a8 this
veteran cigar manufacturer.

The pew factory will be located in
the building occupied by the old shop
‘on goon as the remodeling of the
elructure ja completed. The shop for
years baa been located at 222 Bouth
Market «treet and is one of the oldest
establishments on that street.

Ottumwa Tri-Weekly, February 15,
1916

218

Joseph Lester Gossage

Born November 9, 1879
Died January 23, 1936 aged 56

Spouse: Lydia May Johnson Gossage

Joseph Gossage was born in Ottumwa and was in the cigar business for 17 years here. He also operated
a retail grocery store for 22 years. He produced the Hermit brand of cigars. He manufactured cigars at

the turn of the 20" century.

Joseph was a cigar maker for Pallister Brothers in 1905.

He lived with his wife Lydia at 1310 East 2nd Street, Ottumwa.

ON THE SOUTH SIDE

SOUTH OTTUMWA, Jan. #.—J. L. |

Gossage, of South Davis street, haa
leased the Fremont hotel on Church

street, that has been vacant for the |
past few months, and expects to fit |
it up in first-class style and conduct & |

hotel,

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, January 30,

1902

J. L. GOSSAGE, 56,
DIES HERE TODAY

Gh Grea VA iim in ligne And
fice ’))| | Tsness For

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Ottumwa Daily Courier, January 23, 1936

219

William Angelo Hendricks

Born September 4, 1871
Died July 14, 1934 aged 62
Spouse: Lillian (“Lillie”) Henrietta Cassill Hendricks

He married Lillian ‘Lillie’ Henrietta CASSILL on July 18, 1894, in Ottumwa, lowa. They had three children
during their marriage. He had four brothers and two sisters.

He manufactured cigars from 1899 to 1927.

W. A. Hendricks, the well known |
and popular cigar manufacturer of
South Ottumwa, the orlginator of the
brand “Plekwith Five," has decided to
suspend business for a time at least
and will vacate his place of business

, on Church street today and énter the
employ of the Pisin sGiaee Co. Mr.
Hendricks has been in business on the
South Side for several vears and has
| many friends who will be pleased to |
know that he intends to remain in |

South Ottumwa.

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, November 23, 1901

220

Kingsbaker Brothers

Benjamin “Ben” and Theodore Kingsbaker were born in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Ben was born
on January 13, 1846 and died aged 75 on May 21, 1921. Theodore was born January 23, 1849 and died

aged 62 on March 9, 1911.

The Kingsbaker brothers manufactured cigars in Ottumwa from 1872 to 1888. They were a relatively
large factory. Many future cigar factory owners got their start at Kingsbaker Brothers. They also
operated a retail store selling tobacco products. Morey & Myers Cigar Co. bought out Kingsbaker
Brothers in 1888. Theodore stayed in Ottumwa, but Benjamin moved to Los Angeles, California.

Ottumwa Weekly Courier, Feb. 6, 1873.

Be sure and call on Kingsbaker
Bros. before buying your Christmas
presents, in the line of pipes and cigar
holders. dec2dtf

en
Ottumwa Daily Democrat, December 5,
1882

— = or

‘The new brand of cigars just re-
ceived by the Messrs. Kingsbaker
Bros,, “The Sunshine,” will probably

be nearly if not quite as popular as|

the “Leader.” 2

i an — =

April 4, 1883 Ottumwa Democrat,
Kingsbaker Brothers Cigar Co.

Teleph =.

The following telephones have been
put in since the last list was printed
‘and furnished to subscribers. Sub-
lscr ues shoul! eut this list out and

paste on their telephone list:
148—Barres A, residence.
154—Chamwers, McElroy & Carver,
| eae ee (Humili:y,)
| 1&1—Convent (Hum
| 115—Colt AJ & Co, ee
implements, etc. |
71—Deuny Bro’s, liquor.
107—Fist E §, residence.
40 —Haw Geo & Co, retail hardware.
1h7—Hedrick, J M residence.
132—] buker Bro's, tubacco.
133 — Theo, residence.
148—McCune Jno T, grocery and
bakery.
153—Oberne, Hosick & Co, hides,
el¢,
&1—Ottumwa Fuel Co, |
9)—Powers & Emery, insurance of-
tice.
144—Prugh J & Co, Crockery.
117—Postutice. |
52—Swartuut & Fetzer, insurance
wlhice,
156—Swasey & Majors, lumbe er
151 —Shea & Vun Gent, gfe, :
142—Sunderland J, ty anak and
199—Stevens Rr
| shoes. -v A W, residence.
64—Williams, Jaques & Adler, at-|
Lorne,
141 —Whittaker Dr I B, residence.
s2—Wind N P & Co, liquors.

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, March 9, 1884.

Telephone listing for cigar factory and
residence.

221

| Removen.—“The Island of Cuba" which

is located in Ottumwa, and is the t by

which Kingshaker & Bro. call their aud
| tobacco store, has been removed from Market
| street to the “Red Front” on Main street late-
up with their orders from ! |.¥ occupied by T. J. Gregg. Smokers and
abroad, while their home trade never |' chewera will find kere the best and firest
condition. |' brands in the market Such as pipes, tobac-
| | co pouches, holders, ete.,can here be found in
great profusion, cheap for cash.

Ottumwa Democrat, April 18, 1872

) mee If you wantte boy Cigara by the
. hunm'reds or thousands call ot Kingshaker
Bie Cigar Manufactory, on Main at,, if you

| Woot them at first cnat, sep?

—— i = =

Ottumwa Weekly Courier, pctaber 2, 1873

Try the C.B. & Q. Cigar, manufact-

notorious fact that the Kingsbaker ured by Kingsbaker & Bro. n35w4.

| Bros. keep one ofthe finest Tobacco |

and Cigar stores in this state and this) - wna’
japring have greaily enlarged their Ottumwa Democrat, September 16, 1875

We are assured that their prices
the war, while thelr stock ia much

jlarger, We can cheerfully recom-

|mend the Kingsbaker Bros. as reli-|'
able straightforward busincea men.
Ottumwa Weekly Courier, April 4, 1877

222

Win S. Leas
Born 1851 in Ohio
Spouse: Sarah Leas

An ad for Win S. Leas cigars appears in the December 27, 1881 issue of the Ottumwa Daily Democrat
newspaper. His name first appears in the 1882 Ottumwa City Directory. He is listed as the proprietor of
the Win S. Leas Cigar store located at 110 E. 2™ Street in downtown Ottumwa. In 1882, Win S Leas was
living on 3 Street between Court and Washington Streets.

From 1881 until shortly after 1894, Win S. Leas was manufacturing cigars. In 1886 he moved his cigar
factory to 322 E. Main Street. In 1890 he occupied 221 S. Market Street. He manufactured the “Big Q
Cigar’ brand of cigars.

In 1899 Win S. Leas was living at 211 E. Holt Street, but no longer had a cigar factory. He left Ottumwa
shortly afterwards to seek his fortune elsewhere.

Residences of Win S. Leas:
1880 120E. 3™St.
1882 3'Street between Court and Washington
1884 220 W. 3™ Street
1888 513 W. 2" Street
1892 423 W. 2™ Street
1894 427 W. 4" Street

1897 = 211€E. Holt

” THE “BIG Q” 6-CENT CIGAR

Win S Leas, FIFTY WELL KNOWN RETAILERS

{
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7 a

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, Feb. 12, 1882 Ottumwa Daily Democrat, November 1, 1884

223

That “Big Q” c
where. Advertising did it and the
enterprising manufacturer is reaping

he is doing when he thuroughly adver-

April 6, 1871, The Ottumwa Daily C Democrat

f I

¢| by none and sold
ufactured by Win S. Leas.

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, March 19, 1885

in known every-

224

Frank Lewis

Born January 31, 1876

Died January 9, 1952

Frank Lewis grew up at 916 E. 4" Street and lived there until he died.

1894-1895

1897-1898

1899-1901

1905

1908

1910

1912

1913

1916

1918

1922

1924

1927-1947

1951

Frank Lewis worked for Julius Fecht and Brother cigar manufacturers.

Foreman at Julius Fecht Cigar Co.

Foreman at Emil Fecht Cigar Co., Wife — Lizzie

Foreman at Emil Fecht Cigar Co., Wife — Elizabeth

Frank Lewis was a partner in M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., cigar manufacturer; Wife — Lizzie

cigar maker for M.P.R.L. Cigar Co.

worked for Julius Fecht Cigar Co., Wife — Lizzie cl anik Lewis Dies;
worked for Julius Fecht Cigar Co., Wife — Anna E. Retired Uigar Maker

Cigar maker for Julius Fecht Cigar Co., Wife — ait ort: 1 a ati ——
Anna E. mnufacturer of 916 Fast Fi

worked for Julius Fecht Cigar Co.
Worked for C. B. & Q. railroad. Wife — Anna E.
No occupation listed

Frank Lewis, cigar manufacturer. Wife — A. | ,
Elizabeth. Frank ran his business out of the Hesl |
basement of his home at 916 E. 4" Street. In Dy |

1929 there were four employees listed in the | ' uA

city directory. In 1931, two employees were

listed.

Listed in city directory, but no occupation was
given.

Frank Lewis manufactured the “Jitney” 8-cent cigar and the
“Henry Vane” ten-cent cigar.

Ottumwa Daily Courier, January 10, 1952

225

Samuel Loeb

Born 1864 in Maryland

1885 lowa Census listed Samuel Loeb as a
‘cigar maker’.

Formerly worked in his father’s cigar store
located at Ballingall House, 304 E. Main Street.
His father, Tobias Loeb, was a cigar
manufacturer and dealer. Tobias Loeb was in
the cigar business during the 1880’s. Samuel
began his cigar experience in 1877. In 1879,
Samuel Loeb was a cigar maker for the
Kingsbaker Brothers cigar factory. In 1882,
Samuel was a salesman. In 1886 he was a
news dealer working for his father.

Samuel Loeb - 1890

Samuel Loeb and Dan Riordan started manufacturing cigars in 1888 at 335 E. Main Street. In 1890 the
Samuel of Posen Cigar Factory was located at 215 E. Main Street and sold “fine cigars, tobacco and
smokers supplies.” In 1890, the company employed seven cigar makers. All cigars made were consumed
in Ottumwa. Brands made were “Samuel of Posen,” “Saint of Powers,” and “Resolution” cigars. Three
hundred seventy-five thousand (375,000) cigars were made in 1890 with total wages paid of S60 to $75
a week.

In 1892 Samuel Loeb was still listed in the city directory as a cigar manufacturer living with his father at
215 N. Jefferson Street. Samuel and Tobias Loeb moved away from Ottumwa before 1894.

SAML LOEB

BAS Pac ee OF TUE CORLL TEM
+

Sam'l - 0’ -Posen - Cigar,

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, March 20, 1890

Samuel of Posen Cigars

226

Sam. Loeb 1. Rairdan will
start in the cigar business in a
few days. They have rented the
rooms formerly occupied by Morey,
Myers & Co., over the U, 5. express
offices. We wish the boys success.

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, June 12, 1888

aA nother
Hatin lie ety: "Vali Tieraaa” ahd
| Sam Leab have: rented: the roms over
the express oflice and are now running

Ea 2 2 2

iy full blast, — ‘They are getting “out a
liand calied “Sanm'l of Posen,” which
is mecling with great demand. _. These |
young men anderstand their business:

and we piredict for them great succeke.
Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, June 27, 1888

i to, the

227

James Hamilton Mclintire

Born July 26, 1877

Died January 14, 1956 aged 78

First Wife: Bridget Bruegel (died 1926)
Second Wife: Frances Walker

Father: James Monroe Mclintire
Mother: Ruth Mcintire

1901 works at Julius Fecht cigar factory. Residence 531 Norris
1910 Foreman Julius Fecht cigar factory. Residence 212 N. Sheridan

1922 cigar maker. Residence 618 E. 2 St.

1924 Superintendent at Julius Fecht Cigar Co., residence 618 E.
Second St.; Julius Fecht dies

1927 James McIntire forms the Julius Fecht Cigar Corporation. | Jeg ye
James is president of the corporation until the factory closes on | ra = a
December 28, 1953. as ee ae

228

James H. McKaig

James McKaig owned and operated a cigar factory on South Market Street on the site now occupied by
the O’Hara hardware store. He was also in the cigar manufacturing business with William Potter, Jr. They
owned the McKaig and Potter Cigar Co. and the M. P. R. L. Cigar Co. from about 1908 to 1918.

James McKaig and his wife, Blanche, lived at 210 N. Moore Street. He moved to California with his family

in 1918.

Ottumwa City Directories have the following information on James McKaig:

1901 occupation: cigar maker

1903-1907 cigar maker at McKee & Potter Cigar Co.

1908 partner in M. P. R. L. Cigar Co.

J. H. McKaig, 82,
Dies In California

J. WH. McKaig, $2, a former Ot-
‘tumwa cigar manufacturer, died
' phureday night at his home in
Vista, Calif, according to word

received by Carl Nelson of Ot-

| tuniwa route 7

For years Mr MecKaig owned
-jand operated a cigar factory on
.}South Market street on the site
-jnorr occupied by the O'Hars
-Thariware atore.

Mr. McKalig and hia family
‘llived on Moore street until they
‘moved to California in 1018. They
Jvisited Oltumwa often, their Inst
tip back being in 195h

He is survived! by his wife, Mra
'Blanche McKaizg, two sons, John

and James MeKaig of Visa. He

waa preceded in death by &
dauehter, Vera,

Funeral services will be Mone
Ciday oat Vista with trial ip
| Eternal Hill cemetery,

Ottumwa Daily Courier, September 6,
1957

oS — -

OTT wWwA. “VISITOR.

James H. McKaig of Vista,
Calif., is in Ottumwa visiting with
Carl R. Nelson, 325 East Elmdale
avent: Mir. McKaig left Ottumwa
n 1015, after a business career
here as a cigarmaker. He was in
the firm of McKaig & Potter, cigar
manufacturers, and at one time
employed &5 | reais The
cigar firm was one of the last of
the now-vanishing Ottumwa cigar-
making businesses

Ottumwa Dairy Courier, June 4, 1949

229

Frank D. McKee

Wife: Lelia M.

Frank D. McKee’s name first appears in the Ottumwa City Directory in 1899. That was the year the cigar
manufacturing company of McKee and Potter was founded. Frank’s partner was George Potter. The
company was located at 111 S. Court Street. In 1901 the company briefly moved to 115 E. 2" Street
before moving to permanent facilities at 119-123 W. 2™ Street in 1903. McKee & Potter made over
three million cigars in 1902. The 1905 Ottumwa City Directory listed 96 people as employees of the
company. In 1910, 118 were listed and in 1918 there were 113 people listed as working at McKee and
Potter Cigar Company. The company manufactured the “Armas Del Rey” brand of Havana cigars. At one
time, McKee and Potter Cigar Co. was the largest manufacturer of cigars in Ottumwa. The company
closed in 1919.

In 1919 Frank D. McKee formed the McKee and Marks cigar company and operated it out of the same
building located at 119-123 W. 2" Street. Frank McKee was the president of the company; Joseph Marks
was vice president (residence Kansas City, Missouri); and Frank D. McKee, Jr. was treasurer (residence
Joplin, Missouri). The McKee and Marks Cigar Company had 72 employees in 1922 and 58 in 1924. Three
years later, the company was no longer in business. Frank D. McKee was no longer a resident of
Ottumwa.

Residences of Frank D. McKee
SUSTAINS BROKEN ANKI
1901 453N. Jefferson Street (nay ‘4
1903 —- 1911 1203 N. Court Street
1912 1115 .N. Court Street Hen a tor ony |
reeqad 1 hid il ir 7 Lr ii i
1915-1917 311 W. 4" Street th great for le waa |
1918 216 W.5*"Street Les tara ,
1920 — 1923 resided at Ottumwa Hotel

1924 311N. Market Street 1 th eygate tna ater

Ottumwa Daily Review, October 9, 1913.

230

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Cartoon from a 1912-1913 newspaper.

231

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SPSS Yea nie aE

Former Cigar

This old building at 117-121 W. Second St. is
being torn down because it has outlived its
usefulness. At one time it housed the McKee
and Potter cger faciory. In more recent
vears it has been the location of the Ottumwa
Blank Book Co., the Knights of Pythias
Lodge and the grocery of the late Car] Gus-
staveson, Last tenants were the Soil Conser-
vation Service, the Agricultural Stabilization

Factory Razed

and Conservation Service and the Farm bu-
reau. It has been vacant several months.
Chester Gee is doing the demolition for Rob-
ert Haw. who owns two-thirds interest, and
the Ed Haw trust, Ownership has been in the
Haw family for many years, Plans for fu-
ture use of the lot are indefinite, Haw says.
(Courier photo),

Former McKee and Potter Cigar Factory

Ottumwa Courier, October 31, 1967

232

TOMORROW MORNING)

MoKes & Potter Will Open Busi |
neas in New Factory. 1

MADEOVER3, 000,000CIGARSLASTYEAR |

The Growth of This Firm One of the].
Marked Evtnts in Ottumwa's Com-
mercial Girclas—Both Young Men):
of Business Ability, :

While it may have been sufficient,
ip ty a few years aso,for Dusiiesses 1p
Ottumwa to be rum in any kind Of a):
room or building available, many of]
the firms which ooniduct their trade
SIORE systematic, yet agressive and |
progressive lines have recently realiz-
ed that the facititles which hare suf-
Teed] for years past do not coable
them to handle the business of the
present or the anticipated busimess of],
the future. ,

A commercial sueeces in these dara
is @vidence of business methods, a
preduct of merit, and a drm which has
& Tealization of the demands of the
timed.

About four years sao F. D Meee
and Georze Potter formal & parlner-
Bhip for the manclacture and sale of
tigare. They secured quarters of),
Court street and beean to push the |”
nodact af Mekead and Potter, That)
thetr efforte were sucecssfal Wag Bt. |
tested by the tact-that one year after).
they had embarked in business wiih ,.
Pivit eiployes, they were compelted |
tO Moye in order to Ber More Toom
that they might be able to employ «|:
larger force of clear makers. They:
then moved to P13-315 Second street, ||

The business continued to grow and
although they wade over 3,000,000
tlears las! year, the estimate for pros
pectivé business made it plain thet tho
home of the “Goid Coin” cigar would |’
haye to again Lave more rent.

Accordingly atrangements were!
ade to erect a building designed e5-),
pecially for their busisess. [°

Ottumwa Daily Courier, April 13, 1903

This building has just been complet-|,
el, and tomorey miording the e@t-=;
ployes will begin working in the new!
building, The whole factory has beaa'.
designed and arranged with special’.
concern for the health, comfort and:’
eouvenience of the cmployes. The,
present force is 82 people, and there),
isn room ip the factory for 250 people
to work conveniently. by

The Xrrangament of the Factory. |}

The firet door ix occupied by thal
business offices and the packing and!;
chipping roome. Tho offtoe fixtures (i
and furniture are very artistic and |!
benutiful, the fixtures being oak, with!)
wmearile base FOd heavy DrAsA Screch- |"
ing. The bard wood furniture, togeth-}}
er with the tapestry draping, males |!
this ome of the prettiest and Hehtest | 4
offices imseinable. Elevators connect |]
the packing and shipping rooms with |;
the basement fod upper stories. i!

The second floor is G6x100 feel, and),
in the main room are the long tables |
where the clears are made. This is an_,
execpttonally well Hzhted and venti-|
lated room.

In another room on this floor the et}
pars are assorted. the boxes labeled | '
and stamped. ; i

A comrodiots apartment for the:
irving of tobacco leaves je also on this:
floor’ Tt is #6 arranged that artifielal
heat mar be weed when necesery. Oth-)
er departments each have theld places. ,
and are arranged with special thought:
io the despatch of the work and com-|

lfort of the emplove. For cesing the

fobacen Messrs. McKee & Poblter have |
an innovation. Insterd of doing ne,

‘im the wstial Unerstcematie § imanner,

they hare a lares solid porealain tub Id |
which to dampen the stock. This fs
one of the many features they have
established Im thelr efforts to sire
consumers of thelr goods an aAbeolutely |
pure. clean and wholesome cigar.
There 14 on empiove’s Gining room
“or those who bring their dlnners.
There are separate cloak Tooms worl
lavatories for the men and women, anil
the whole tullding is filteil wp with)
pol gas and electricity.

Two Hustlere.

What Mr. Potter ic to the business:
on tha road. ec is Afr. Mckee to~—=6 the!
office tlatagement. These iwo young:
men represent 4 clase of business pro)
eressiveness Which wlll make: Iteelf;
felt in aiv community. By moumpla
they are 2 stimulus to trade and bnel-
ese. And the firm of McKee & Poller
js cvery day doing {1s part to make
Om 7e more widely known in a com-
fie chal Wary. 2

The *orkroom ia in charge of
George Boke. Mr, Bobe bas had 29
Fears ¢xperteice in the cigar business|.
and is & practical man and understands
the making of good cigars to perfec-
tion. Me ij @ man who fs highly os-
teemed by tis employers and who te
conscientions in his efforts to make
ior the firm the best goods which con
be procured, ;

233

Oscar E. Miller

Born 1856
Father: David Miller
Mother: Elizabeth Miller

Spouse: Florence Helen Huffstatter Miller

O. E. Miller briefly lived in Ottumwa in the late 1870’s and early 1880’s. He was a cigar maker in 1880
and owned a cigar factory in 1882. He left Ottumwa in 1885. He manufactured cigars in Eldon, lowa in
1906.

234

Daniel Fowler Morey, Sr.

Born February 16, 1851
Died January 30, 1920

Daniel F. Morey married Emma J. Graves in 1879. They had four children: Bertha G., an artist; Maude
Amelia, wife of John Parks of Ottumwa; Nellie Cornelia, teacher in Marshalltown; and Daniel F. Jr.,
assistant secretary at Morey Clay Products Co.

His father was John and his mother was Cornelia Ann (Freer). Both were natives of Ulster County, New
York. The Morey family is of French Huguenot, Dutch, and English descent.

Daniel F. Morey was born and raised the first 20 years of his life on a farm in Ulster County, New York
where he learned about making cigars. He was educated ina “little old red schoolhouse at the foot of
the Catskill mountains.”

Daniel Morey arrive in Ottumwa in 1871. He once worked for the Johnston Ruffler Co. He started making
cigars in Ottumwa in 1871.Daniel is known as the “father of cigar manufacturing in Ottumwa.” He
manufactured cigars for three decades in Ottumwa. He was in partnership with Ira A. Myers in the
manufacture of cigars for 17 years. He also operated the Morey Clay Products Company from 1897 until
his death in 1920. The company manufactured bricks, tiles, hollow blocks, jugs, and stoneware. He
designed and built a continuous kiln that was the largest one in the world at the time. Morey operated a
coal mine adjoining his clay property beginning approximately 1904.

1871 D.F. Morey arrived in Ottumwa and began making cigars (La Flor De Mayo brand)

1879 D.F. Morey, 111 S. Court Street, cigar manufacturer and dealer; Residence 320 E. 2" Street. Five
employees listed in the city directory.

1882 .J. Morey, 220 E. Main St., D. F. Morey, manager. Resided on 2" Street between Holt and
McLean

1884 .J. Morey, 220 E. Main St., Later that year the cigar factory moved to 215 E. Main Street, 2™
floor. Residence unknown.

1886 _E.J. Morey, 215 E. Main St., residence 534 W. 2™ St.

1888 Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 225 E. Main Street. D. F. Morey, president. Residence 428 W. 2"
Street; Ira A. Myers, secretary-treasurer.

1890 Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 103 W. Main Street
1892 Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 105-107 W. Main Street; D. F. Morey, president.
1894 Morey and Myers Cigar Co., foot of Court Street
1897 Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 209 S. Court Street

1899 Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 209 S. Court Street

235

1901 Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 209-215 S. Court Street. Morey resided at 327 W. 4" Street.

1903. Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 209 S. Court Street. Residence 327 W. 4" Street. Daniel Morey was
also secretary-treasurer of the Ottumwa Brick and Construction (later to be called Morey Clay
Products Co.).

1905 Morey and Myers Cigar Co., 209 S. Court St., Morey, president. Residence 327 W. 4" St.,
Seventeen employees listed in city directory.

1907 Morey and Myers not listed in city directory.

Morey and Myers Cigar Co. had a reputation as the most extensive cigar and tobacco manufacturer and
jobber in the state of lowa. The company produced such brands as “La Flor de Mayo,” “Little Knocker,”

“American Girl,” “Leader,” “Red Ring,” “Slim Jim,” “Latest Choice,” “ Tonic,” “To Kalong,” “Little Mayo,”

“La Rosa,” “Lone Widow,” and “Silver Chime.”

A September 1890 newspaper story reported that Morey and Myers had 75 people working in their
factory and six traveling salesmen. The company sold over $100,000 a year of their own cigars and had
total sales of $200,000 in 1900. Morey and Myers was the largest cigar manufacturer in Ottumwa. Their
trade came from Des Moines, Omaha, St. Paul, St. Joe, and Kansas City.

The 1890 newspaper story quotes Mr. Morey as saying that when he started making cigars in 1871, he
was the only manufacturer in Ottumwa. Dealers compelled him to scratch his name off the cigar boxes
so they could pass them off as Chicago cigars. Now (1890), it was different. The Morey and Myers name
was known throughout lowa, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Mr. Morey states that there
are 500 people in Ottumwa making cigar for the industry today (1890). The cigar factories produce 10
million cigars a year generating $400,000 in revenues. The magnificent sum of $200,000 a year is paid
out in labor. Twenty traveling salesmen are employed in the industry.

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the largest business ever done in the
tobacco trade in August.

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, August 28,
1888

237

; D. FP. MOREY ~~"?!
‘+ Dantel:'F; Morey was one of. the
young men who, almost half\ a century |
‘ 60;—put-their—faith-. jn—the-lruture ey.
jOttumwa and save. to the hee small
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community their- allegiance nd every
energy ‘of their public ‘spirit! It-is to!
‘euch men that. the Ottumwa lot today.
lowes much-$f its. progress and the
| prestige it enjoys among lown’s pros-
peryus ceaters of population. ©
|: In 1871; when, Mr. Morey: ¢amé to
lowa fronf New York at the age of 20,
the community he cliose for his home
was outranked~ by -other towns which
it’ has left far- behind in, compara v8
growth in half a century. - Confidence |
in its future and in themselves impell-
ed-Mr. Morey and his contemporaries
to ¢ast their fortunes with: Ottubiwa’s
and dedicate their efforts to Ms up-*
| builaings'"* 7"

For many’ yéars” Ottune’ has \ been
a center of the cigar manufacturing in-
dustry in Iowa’ and the middle west. |
The firm which Mr. Morey fou nded'
was known for a score of years as
the: most- extensive-manufatturer= ned+
jobber. in this line in Iowa, and hel
camé the nucleus of an industry which |
Kas provided employment ‘for mapy,
‘hundreds of Ottumwans and’ contri:|
yeente materially ‘to the c§t#js.com- |
reial progress.

Mr. Morey’s latter years. were de-
voted to development of clay ahd coal
deposits in the. vicinity of Ottumwa
and the output: of the Clay Products |
company he organized has carried the:
nama) of- Ottumwa ‘into distant war
kets. i)

In the passing of. Mr. Morey Ottum-
wa loses a stalwart cftizen, a pioneer
who lived to see his judgment of the|
omimuhity justified and to participate

in tte upbailding for the general good.

' ix cea - a

Ottumwa Courier newspaper story regarding the
death of Daniel F. Morey. Published Feb. 2, 1920.

238

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MOREY, MYERS CIGAR OO.’8 FAOTORY.

1390

TWENTY YEARS
Twenty years is not long, but it’s long enough to -
find out what good judgeswant in the way
aCivar.

MOREY & MYERS CIGAR FACTORY
f@ is the oldest in the city, and can and does ‘put out
the best goods—try the “Up-to-Date” and other
brands handled by this house. All goods wrapped
in the finest imported Sumatra.

Ottumwa Morning Democrat, April 2, 1903

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New Finwy—Mewers. Morey and]
Amelang, (wo energetic and wee?

| young men, have made pr
for establishing another '
feelory im this elty. Mr. |
jnow in St. Louise buying stock. We
like to see such enterprise and predict
| for this firm « full return for their out-
‘ay. ttuuws, a¢ «a manufacturing |
center, has attracted attention among
| capitulate, aud ere long we may say
| with truth ours is the manufacturing

clty of Iowa.

Ottumwa Weekly Courier, Dec. 4, 1873

The building consists of three stories f
and a basement fiitted with an elevator |
that enables them to reach all floors of |
the factory without trouble.

The basement is devoted to the
storage of nnworked stock, The offices
are on the street level and have all the
conveniences that could "be imagin-
ed.

The second tloor is devoted to the |
making of ali No.1 brands of cigar
and at the time of our visit sixty men |
were busily at work fashioning all the

best known brands, and each man
| turning out 300 cigars rach per day.
| The third story, which is the busy
hive of the concern, is where the strip-
ping, packing ete. is done and there is
| usually about 40 hands working here
under the cure of a competent superin-
| tendant.
This extensive establishment sells |
goods in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Illinois, Minnesota and Dak- |
ota. They havea large number of
‘salesmen who, like all else about this
house, are of the very best, These men
‘are employed at large salaries.
‘At the time of our visit
| they were just preparing to send out |
Itheir first shipment of the coming
great brand, the “Cleveland and ‘Thur-
man” . Wesaw forty-seven pack-
‘ages teady to be sent by express to as |
many points where they were ordered,
The secretary informed us that they.
had sold 75,000 of this brand since the
nominations were made. They count
3000 regular customers on their books
|} whom they supply exclusively, They
-| will be ready to Oil orders forcampaign |
_| cigars with attractive labels, (No mat- |
ter who the candidates are.) In twenty |
four hours after the republican conren-
| tion names their candidates they will
: have a brand - cigars on the market |

ved a! l 2 he Ml. au

Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, June 20, 1888.

239

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There is a man in our town. who is so

wondrous wise,
He always has some new idea that makes

you bulge your eyes.
He says our city reaily needs to be made

clean and bright:
The shortest cut to this result is making

our own light.

1912-1913 newspaper

240

Ira A. Myers

Born about 1855 in Indiana

Father: Louis A. Myers

Mother: Rachel Beek

Married March 10, 1881 to May L. Jordan

From the late 1870's until 1888, Ira A. Myers worked for the Singer Machine Company in Ottumwa. Ira
was first an agent for the company and later a superintendent. He lived at several locations during this
period, including boarding at the Ballingall House in 1879, living at 128 E. Court in 1884, and boarding at
205 W. 4" Street in 1886.

From 1888 until about 1906, Ira A. Myers was a partner in a cigar factory with Daniel F. Morey. The
Morey and Myers cigar factory was a major cigar manufacturer in Ottumwa for almost 18 years. Ira
Myers was the secretary-treasurer for the company. The Morey and Myers cigar factory started out
located at 225 E. Main St., moved briefly to 103 W. Main St., then to 105 W. Main Street. From 1894
until the company disbanded in 1906, it was located at 209 S. Court Street in downtown Ottumwa.

The Morey and Myers company produced such brands as “La Flora de Mayo,” “Little Knocker,”
“American Girl,” “Leader,” “Red Ring,” “Slim Jim,” “Latest Choice,” “Tonic,” “To Kalong,” “Little Mayo,”
“La Rosa,” “Lone Widow,” and “Silver Chime.” The company had 75 employees in 1890.

After Morey and Myers broke up in 1906, Ira Myers formed a partnership with John Martin in the Martin
Furniture and Carpet Company located at 232-234 E. Main Street. This partnership lasted until about
1919 when Ira A. Myers’ name disappears from the Ottumwa City Directory.

lra and May Myers lived at 322 E. 5 Street from 1888 until 1905 when they moved to 141 E. Court
Street. In 1907, Ira roomed at 228 W. 4" Street. From 1908 on he lived at 407 E. 4°" Street.

241

Norfolk Brothers Cigar Co.

T. Frank Norfolk

Born August 22, 1862

Died June 26, 1944 aged 81
Father: John Fryer Norfolk
Mother: Lucinda Morrison Norfolk

Spouse: Nettie Mae Burnabee Norfolk

T. Frank Norfolk and his brother J. L. Norfolk operated Norfolk Brothers Cigar Co. in the 1890’s. They
manufactured the celebrated “No. 188” cigar as well as several other brands. Trade area was lowa and
northern Missouri. The factory was located on South Market Street. In 1892 T. F. Norfolk was a cigar
maker at Morey — Myers Cigar Co.

The 1905 Ottumwa City Directory lists Norfolk Brothers Cigar Co. at 103 S. Market Street. Harry A.
Norfolk is the manager of the factory.

242

Herman J. Ostdiek

Herman J. Ostdiek, cigar maker for many years.
Operated his own cigar factory from early 1890’s to
1902. Beginning in 1891, he operated the leading
news stand, cigar and tobacco store in Ottumwa.
Cigar brands were “Wapello Club,” “Cuban Five,” and
“X-Ray.”

—An item worthy of mention, which
thus far seems to have escaped the’
notice of the newspapers is the reduc- |
tion of work hours, on Sept. 1, of.
the Ostdiek clear manufactory, one of
the Jargest factorles of the city, to
nine hours, The ‘act was voluntary
an the part of the manager, Mr. H. J.
Ostdick, and shows that he has the
Interest, comfort and convenience of]
his employes at heart, It was a very
courteous act on his part. |

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, September 10, 1901

H. J. OSTDIEK OF
MINNEAPOLIS DIES

|Former Oltumwan Was Prominent

oemocrat And Cigar
Mantfacturer
i

| Herman J. Ostdiek, S82, a former
prominent Ottumwa democrat and
cigar manufacturer, died at his
jhome in Minneapolis Sunday.
| Mr. Ostdiek, during his Ottum-
i'wa residence, served as chairman
}of the lowa democratic state cen-
| tral committee and was active in
all phases of politics. He had been
}a candidate for Wapello county
| sheriff

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, December 13, 1938

He was born in St. Paul. Lee
county, Iowa, came to Ottumwa
when in his 20s. He operated the
Ballingall hotel cigar stand for
some years, then branched into
the manufacturing of cigars. His
factory was destroved by fire

He left Ottumwa about S5 years
avo, having married Miss Mary
orestad of Quincy, LL, during his
WItluMmiwa residence He lived
briefly in a number of lowa cities
and then settled in Minneapolis 31
years ago. He had been a broker
there for several years

surviving are his wife, Mary
three daughters, Bertha. May and
Erma: three sons. Harry and Clar-
ence of Minneapolis and Chria of
Hibbing, Minn., and several grand
children.

services and burial will be in
Minneapolis

243

Otto Ott

Born January 22, 1867

Died September 7, 1961 aged 94
Wife: Margurite (Maggie) Quinlan Ott
Father: Gottfried Ott

Mother: Katharne Schaub Ott

Otto Ott worked as a cigar maker and factory foreman all his life. In 1903, he was foreman at Hawkeye
Cigar Company. Mostly, he was employed by the Julius Fecht Cigar Co. He retired in 1956 after 70 years
of working as a cigar maker.

A December 13, 1934 newspaper article says, “Otto Ott, 602

West Second Street, has been a Fecht employee for a half ) Otto (tt Dies;

century.”

Otto Ott was regarded as not only one of the best cigar | Was Cigar Maker
makers, but also one of the best judges of tobacco and ‘| Otte Ott. a former Ottumwa
combinations of the same in the city. Hear maker, dled Thursday

jmorning in Newport, K4
| Mr. Ott was born Jan
‘|¢867. in Ottumwa and ws a
l\cizar maker here for 7 years
hafore Jeaving in 1856 to make
[hia home with his daughter,
iMra. Madeline Hickey in Cinein-
nati, Ohio He had been A
member of the Woodmen of thi
| World since 1864

Surviving are hig d@augnter,
Mra. Hickey; a son, John W,
‘Ott of Ollumwa; seven franc-
r hilkdren and 17 great-grandchil-
dren. He was preceded in death

by his wife, who died in 1926

The bocly Wii arrive in Ut-
tumwea Saturday at 3750 ..m
and rt t Ha rein myer
‘Traul Funeral Home, Where
services will be held Monday
if am, Rev. Allan DLanghoff, |!
pastor of Firat Lutheran
Church, will officiate Arial |
vil! be In Cah Cemete

Pallbearers will be James

Schwartz, Jack Larkin, Fred

Scehauh and Francis Phillips

Ottumwa Courier, September 8,
1961

244

Charles O’Malley

Charles O’ Malley operated a cigar factory from 1903 to 1905. His Wizard Cigar Co. produced the Kiki and

Victor brands of cigars. He made cigars at his residence at 637 W. 2" Street. He was married to Sophia
O’ Malley.

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O’MALLEY’S KI KI 5c CIGAR

(1S THE SMOKE THAT IS SMOKED BY SMOKERS WHO ENJOY A SAT-
[LEeSeUNS SMOKE. SMOKE THEM.

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Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, September 20, 1904

SPEPEEECC TEES Er eee ee
# A GENTLEMAN'S SMOKE.
: THE VICTOR, 5¢ CIGAR

Tt contains quality.
We want your judeme nt on it.
Respeethully,

THE WIZARD CIGAR CO.,,

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Ottumwa Democrat, March 6, 1903

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(O'Malley ‘s Ki -Kiz
5c CIGAR. UNION MADE.

; They Sell for Five Cents and They Are +
Well Worth It.

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Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, April 3, 1903

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You Sake No Mistake in Barons

O’MALLEY’S KI Ki 1 Be CIGAR,

seunwe Daily Courier, May 29, 1903

245

Pallister Brothers
Began cigar manufacturing in 1888.

John A. Pallister — Born at Point Levi, Canada on November 3, 1856. Died June 16, 1927. His father was
born in England in 1833. His mother was born in Canada in 1833. The family came to Ottumwa in 1872.
In 1874 John started an apprenticeship with Boulton Brothers, a confectioner. He started his own
business in 1878 — a confectionery and fruit dealer.

William Henry Pallister — Born in Quebec, Canada in 1872. Died on May 27, 1927.

Thomas A. Pallister — Born June 30, 1858 in Quebec, Canada. Died February 7, 1940. He learned cigar
making from Kingsbaker Brothers Cigar Factory in Ottumwa.

1878 JohnA. Pallister began as a confectionery and fruit dealer.

1883 ‘The first electric system in Ottumwa was a private plant owned by the Pallister Brothers to light
their own store.

1885 ___— Pallister Brothers, confectioners, ice cream and fruit. Located on East Main Street.

1889 _ Pallister Brothers, 220 E. Main St., confectioners, cigar manufacturers and cigar box
manufacturers. First cigar was called the “A No. 1” five-cent cigar.

1890 __—~Pallister Brothers, 220 E. Main St., Entire building used by Pallister Brothers. Confectioners, cigar
manufacturers and cigar box makers. John A., Thomas A., and William Henry Pallister. Five-cent
cigars brands: The Pallister Cigar, Long John, Moss Ross, Dona Favorite, My Jack, Key West, Pearl
of Pekin, Golden Crown, Blue Jay, and Little Dandies. Ten-cent cigars: Improved Register and
Rosa Americana.

The Pallister Brothers had two road representatives, Thomas Trotter and Herman Ostdiek. They
were known everywhere and had the reputation of being hustlers.

Pallister Brothers had an exhibit at the Coal Palace in 1890. They exhibited their complete line of
cigars and displayed the first running electric light machine in Ottumwa. It was a two light
Weston machine.

1892 —Pallister Brothers, 220 E. Main St., cigar manufacturers and confectioner. John A. Pallister, Henry
Pallister, and Tom Pallister.

1894 __ Pallister Brothers, 220 E. Main St., cigar manufacturers and confectioner. John A. Pallister, W.
Henry Pallister, and Thomas A. Pallister.

1897 _— Pallister Brothers, 220 E. Main St., cigar manufacturers and confectioner. John A. Pallister, Henry
Pallister, and Thomas A. Pallister.

1899 __— Pallister Brothers, 202 E. Main St., cigar manufacturers and confectioner.

1901 ~=—Pallister Brothers, 202 E. Main St., cigar manufacturers and confectioners. John A. Pallister, Wife
— May, Residence 826 W. 2° St.; Thomas A. Pallister, Wife — Estella, Residence 109 N. Ward; W.
Henry Pallister, residence 820 W. 2" St.

246

1903

1905

1907

1908

1910

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1918

1920

1922

1924

1927

1929

1931

1933

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., cigar manufacturers. No longer in confectionery
business. Residence same as 1901. (Miss Ann Pallister and Miss Alice S. Pallister, hairdresser,
both lived with William Henry Pallister at 820 W. 2" Street.)

Pallister Brothers, 114 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, Wife — Estella M., Residence 109 N.
Ward; William H. Pallister, residence 820 W. 2™ Street. Sixty-six employees listed in city
directory.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Residences same as 1905
Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Residences same as 1905

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Residences same as 1905. Sixty-eight employees listed
in City Directory.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, Wife — Stella, Residence 126 N.
Ward; William H. Pallister and daughter Anna resided at 817 W. 2"? St.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St. Newspaper report indicated 50 employees.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., One of the largest factories in this part of the state. 50
people reported as working at Pallister Brothers factory.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Residences same as 1912.
Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Residences same as 1912.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Residences same as 1912. Sixty-nine employees listed
in city directory.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, wife not listed in directory,
Residence Ottumwa Hotel; William H. Pallister, residence 817 W. 2" St.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., cigar manufacturers. Thomas A. Pallister, residence
Ballingall Hotel; William H. Pallister, Residence 817 W. 2" Street. Anna Pallister, dance teacher,
also lives at 817 W. 2" St.; Fifty-four employees listed in city directory.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Thomas A. Pallister, residence Ballingall Hotel; William
H. and Ann Pallister, resided at 125 Vogel Ave. Forty-eight employees listed in city directory.

Pallister Brothers, 114-116 N. Market St., Residences same as 1924. No employees listed in city
directory.

No listing in city directory for Pallister Brothers. Thomas A. Pallister lived at Ballingall Hotel.
William H. Pallister died May 27, 1927.

Thomas A. Pallister resided at Ballingall Hotel. Ann Pallister resided at 125 Vogel.

No listing for Thomas Pallister. Ann Pallister resided at 125 Vogel.

247

Undated photo of Pallister Brothers Cigar Store

248

Smoke Pallister's After Dinner Cigar

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are the finest.

PALLISTER BEOS.
Makers.

There are no better 5 cent Cigare
on the market.

Ottumwa, lowa.

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factory.

249

IMPORTAN
CHANGE)

John Pallister Disposes of
His Interest in Cigar
Factory.

It comes to the knowledge of The
Democrat that there has been an im-
portant busigess change in
the city, which has not heretofore been |
made public. It is the sale, by Mr. John |
Fallister, of his interest In the cigar
factory of Pallister Bros., of this city,
and in their flate, on West Second
street, and all of the property that the
Fallister Brothers have owned togeth-
er, in this city.

It is said that Mr. Pallister’s health
lhas not been good for some time, ara
‘he sells his business Interests In the
city to get recreation from busiices
cares, oni will take recreation for aA
time. It is sald that he has transle?-
red all his Interests In the firm busi-
ness, and will soon eave for Colorade, |
where he goes to seek health and rec-
reation.

Mr. Pallister was recently electen:
one of the Park Commissioners af the
leity of Ottumwa. He has been @ promi:
‘inent figure In (We DUSsINesSs CIrcies, on
well as the social circles of the city for
many years, and will be missed. His]
interest in the firm's business, in cigar
manufactory aml flats, Is taken by his}
brothers, and the business will con-

‘tinue as before.
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1903

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WARRANTED HAVANA FILLER.

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Ottumwa Daily Democrat, November 16, 1889

Thomas A. —
Pallister
Dies At 81

THOMAS A. FALLISTER,

Thomas A FPallister, 4&1-year-
old former Oltumwa cigar manu-
facturer, died today in Merey hos-
pital, Ban Diego Calif. after an
Hin@sas of one manth iis home
Was At 125 Vogel avenue

Mr. Paliteter went to California
for the wither on December 1
1n3o. He Become il!) eariv in Jan-
Lr y then underwent an operation
February |

More than 60 venra ago Mr. Pul-
ligter £nd Ris brethera, John anil
Henry. founded the buainess which
operated Continuously wri 12
your ago fa ‘allister Bros,

Brother Jahn ai opened &
candy store near the Ballingall
hotel in days At that store the
first ice cream in OLtumwe wie
made and the first are light was
intraxjucerd.

Thomas Pallisier was born in
Quebec, Cannidn, June 30, 1558,
With the Pallister family, he came
to ine United States when he Was
nhoul sven Years of age. Same
Linke later, the family tmnyed_ to
Ottumwa.

Mr. Palliater learned the cigar-
making trade from the Kingsahaker
brothers, He worked brief pe rival
for @& few of (he pianerr cigar
firms of the city, then InuAachad
his own business in 1SSs. Theat firm
quit hun in LIS

Sine then fe fad polls | an
annual custom ta Winter in Cali-
fara With Bly FPallister dur.
ing much of hin horplilialization i
San Diego were three old friends
An CHitweaiwan afal former ones

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February 7, 1940 obituary. —
Thomas A. Pallister

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‘ini icieamat aaa ae Cf ig/'s ? |
JOHN PALLISTER.

The deaths of Henry and aohn Pal- |
lister remind some of the older clti-
zens of the Pallister brothers’ activ.
ties in Ottumwa,

In the early 80's the’ Pallister
brothers established an ice cream and
confectionery store on East Main
atreet. As soon as they got that ven-
ture under way they secured the
agency for the Eastman kodak and
also the Columbia bicycle. Amateur
photography was a new fdea_ then,
wend these men did much to develop
un interest in it among the people in
this part of the state. John Pallister
was an Intense student of whatever
husiness he engaged in, and he soon
became expert in photography.

When Pallister Bros, introduced the
bicycle to Ottumwa It was u machine
mude with a big wheel in front and
n little wheel in the rear. This style
of wheel was made obsolete by the
introduction of the later models.

Pallister Bros. soon became known
asx the leading kodak and bicycle deal-
ers in southern Iowa.

‘Then they established the Pallister
Bros.’ cigar factory.

This gave each of the brothers a
feparate business to superintend. By
the process of natural selection each
took the Job for which he was espe-
elally trained. Henry took, charge of
the confectionery and ice cream bust.
ness, Tom managed the cigar busi. |
ness, which became one of the largest
cigar fuctories In the state, and John

_ managed the bicycle and camera busi-
ness, . |

| They always. conducted. their .busi-
ested: on: “straightforward: business
principles. They made good—their
word was good. They deserved to
succeed and they did succeed.

L,..John Pallister, was,a,Wigh type af.
American manhood. He was of a me-
chanical turn of mind and loved to
build and work with machinery. He
was a good athlete and won many
medals and trophies as a_ bicycle
rider. He was a man of high morals,
fine business ability and good judg-
ment. He with his brothers have had!
an important part in the history of
the city of Ottumwa.

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JOHN PALLISTER DIES AT oT.
TUMWA HOSPITAL AFTER
3-WEEKS' ILLNESS.

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John Nugustus Pallistec, of Denver.
and a. former Ottumwan, ied nt 2°13
p.m. Thursday at the Ottumwa hospi-t
tal after a three weeks’ illness, Mr.
Pallister returned to Ottumwa May 25
to attend the funeral of his os
William Jl. Pallister, and was unable |
to return to his home.

Mr. Vallister was born November 3.!
1856 at Point Levi, Canada, aud came!
to Ottumwa in 1872 with the family
and inude his home here until about
23 vears ago when he moved to Den-
ver. Besides his brother he was pre.

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6 'ie survived “bY His "bd fothe
ein Pallister, ‘four tsisters, Mrs
W. KE. Cook, Mrs. Victoria Johnson and
Miss Anne Pallister, all of Ottumwa:
Mrs. Bert Gepbart, of lowa Falls; and |
a cousin, John Vachon, who has made;
his home with Mr. Pallister for the;
past five years.

Funeral services will be held from |
the residence, 125 Vogel avenue, Sat-:
urday afternoon at 1:30 conducted by:
the Rev. L. UW. Matheus. Burial will:
be made in the Ottumwa cemetery,
Tho pallbearers are Charles Chilton,
Frank Thrall, G. F. Spry, Fred Dings,
James F. Powell and Ben Brown,

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John Pallister dies.

June 17, 1927 newspaper article.

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W: He-PALGISTER
PASSES AWAY,

| PIONEER RESIDENT DIES AT HIS
| HOME FOLLOWING LIN-

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\W. Hi. Pallister, a pioneer resident |
of Ottumwa and a member of the Pal- |
llister Brothers’ cigar manufacturing!
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firm here, died at 12:10 a. m. today at}

his home, 125 Vogel avenue, after a
lingerins illness. He was 68 years old. ,

Mr. Pallister came to Ottumwa from |
his birthplace in Quebec. Canada, in
1872, and he and his brother, Thomas
A., started the first confectionery |
store in this citv. He was also the
first to manufacture and sell ice cream
here. Later the brothers started to
| manutacture cigars and huilt one of
se largest plants of its kind in this |

section of the state.

; Besides his brother Thomas, he is
oe by a brother. John, of Denver,
‘and four sisters. Mrs. W. FE. Cook of
betes pitied Mrs. Victoria Johnson of |

Falls, and Miss Anne Pallister of Ot
piste. 3

Mr. Pallister was an active member
of the Wapello lodge of the Knights of
Pythias and Lodge No. 547 of the B. P.
O. E.

| Funeral services will be held from
the residence Thursday afternoon at
4 o'clock, the Rev. L. H. Matheus, of |
the Trinity Episcopal church offi-:
clating. The B. P. O. E. lodge will
have churge of the services at. the

Ottumwa; Mrs..D..D. Gephart,.of. Towa

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George Potter, Sr.

Born in England January 25, 1862.

Died January 18, 1939.

Oldest of 5 boys and one girl in the family.

Came to Ottumwa September 10, 1866.

Married Jennie Eakins November 29, 1883. (Jennie was 18 and George was 31.)

George Potter began selling cigars for the Daniel Morey cigar company in 1884. In 1899 he co-founded
the firm of McKee and Potter. The factory moved several times in its first few years. It started out at 111
S. Court Street, moved briefly to 115 E. 2" Street (1901), and then in 1902 settled in at 119-123 W. 2"¢
Street where it remained until the company dissolved in 1818.

The McKee and Potter cigar factory was very successful. In 1905, ninety-six people were listed in the city
directory as being employed by the company. The actual employment was probably much higher. From
1910 through 1918, over 100 people were listed each year as working at McKee and Potter. It was the
largest cigar manufacturer in Ottumwa in 1914.

In 1919, the partnership of Frank D. McKee and George Potter dissolved. At age 67, George Potter
teamed up with his brother, William Potter, Jr., to form the cigar manufacturing company of George
Potter and Brother. The new cigar factory was first located on the second floor at 218 S. Market Street.
By 1922 the brothers were manufacturing cigars from a building at 134 W. 2"° Street where they
remained for the next six or seven years. More than two dozen employees were listed in the city
directories for these years. Two of the more popular brands of cigar were “Charles the Fourth” and
“Virginia Vall Bouquet.”

George Potter retired in 1930 and turned the business over to his brother William.

George and wife Jennie Potter shared many homes in Ottumwa. In 1901 they lived at 426 W. 2™ Street.
From 1903 until 1906 they lived at 514 W. 5‘ Street. For the next nine years, 1907-1916, they lived at
220 Gara St. In 1918 they briefly occupied a house at 410 N. Wapello Street before moving to 1329 N.
Court where they lived for the next several years.

George Potter, Sr. died in 1939 at age 87 after working most of his life in the manufacture of quality
cigar and tobacco products. He was a big husky man. His wife, Jennie Eakins Potter, was born in 1865
and died June 23, 1934.

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1924 photograph of the George Potter and Brother Cigar Factory. Emma
Turner is the woman standing on the right. Unidentified man on extreme right.

1924 photograph of the George Potter and Brother Cigar Factory, 134 W. 2"¢
Street, Ottumwa, lowa.

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1924 photograph of George Potter and Brother Cigar Factory.
Emma Turner is seated in the middle.

1903 photograph of the McKee and Potter Cigar Factory at 119-123 W. 2" Street.
Selma Potter is seated in front, left. William Potter is in front on the right.

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GEORGE POTTER

If he ever sold a bad cigar, it has never
been detected.

With just the very best of smokes he’s al-
ways been connected.

On holidays his only wish

Is just to sit and tish and fish—
If you don't know George, your education’s
- sadly been neglected.

Cartoon of George Potter fishing. 1912-1913

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Ottumwa Daily Courier Newspaper, April 13, 1903

TOMORROW MORNING

| McKee & Potter Will Open Busl-
nees ion New Factory.

|The Growth of This Firm One of the
| Marked Events in Ottumwa's Com-

mercial Circles—Beth ‘Young Men
‘| Of Business Ability,

"| While it may have been sufficien!
l}ap to a few years aso.for buaigesses in
\Ottumwae fo be run in any Kind of a
|| room or building available, many of
)/the firme which conduct their trade
| a sléemalic, yel agressive and
|p caaneaae linea bave recently realiz-
‘}ed@ thet the facilities which hare sul:
‘\Ticed for yeara past do not enable

|| present or the anticipated business of
,|the fature. -

| A Gommerctal guccéess In these dara
jis evidence of business methods, a
| product of merit, and o frm which hos
‘la realizstion of che demands of the

| About four yeara ago F. D, McKee
| aad George Polter formed a perinecr. |
lehip for the manufacture and sale cr|
|dgars. They secured ogee en!
‘|Court street and began to push the
‘| product of Melee and Potter. Thal;
‘|thelr efforts were succeasfy] Wag al- |
| tested by the tact-that one year after,
iithey had embarked in business with |
‘(eight employes, they were compelled |
jt mow in order te get mere room
that they might be able lo employ a
\lerge- fores of clear makere. They
‘| then moved to 113-11) Second atreet.
'| ‘The business continued to crow and
Vallhough they made over 3,0)0,001)
clears lest pear, the ectimale for pros-
|| pactive business made it plain that the
home of ihe “Gold Coin" cigar would
have to sgain hate more foor.
AornpdingLly arrangements Were
made to @rect a bullding designed <-
'| pecially for their bustoeee.
| This building bas just been complet-

.| building. The whole factory has bec
|desigoed and arranged with specis
concern for the health, comfort and

| present foree ‘is Si people, and there

‘lis room im the factory for P60 peopl | 7
"| to work oonvenlently. f

‘The Arrangement of the Factery. =i£

The first foor is occupied by the!C
buciness Offices and the packing and )z
shipping racme. The office fixtures |i
‘and furniture are very artistic and | R

beantifnl, the fixtures being oak. wane
wmaibl: base ém) beavy brass screen-
ine. The hard wood furniture, togeth-/ y
er with the tapestry draping, makes ;
this one of the prettiest and Aehtes 'G
offices imaginable. Blevators conpect | L
the packing an8 shipplog roome with ||
the basement and opper stories, g

The secoud floor is 6x1) feet, ani) J
in the malo room are the long tables
whore the cigars afc made. Thi ie an
exceptionally well Hzhted and ¥entl-
lated room.

In ahoather room on thie door the ci-
‘para are assorted. the boxes labeled
and stamped.

A comrodions apartment for tha
‘ldrying of inbareo leaves fe aleo on this
floor Ti ix eo arranged that artificial
heat mar be used when necesmry {¥h-
er depariments each bave theld places
and are arranged with epecial thought
_lio the despatch of the work ond —
-|fort af the emplore. For crring

tobaene Measra. Mckee & Potter op
an fonevation, Instead of doing thiz,
jin the uetal wnsystemaric manner,
jihey have a large solid porcelain tah in
which to dampen the stock. This is
‘lone of the many features they have).
ectahiiched [mn thelr -ffinrta to gira) ‘
consumers of their goods an absolutely:
pure, clean and wholesome cigar.

There ts an omploye’s dining room
for thoes who bring their 3 dlnnera.
There aré separate cloak roome aod
lavatories for the men and women, and
the whole Muilding is filted up with |
bolh gas and elertricity.

Two Huetlers.

What Mr. Potter ia to the business; s
or the road, so ls Mr. Mckce to the!
office mausgement. These two roung ‘dl
men represent a clase of business pro-| i
greseivences which will make Iiteelf/o
felt in any community. Br example) d
they are a etimulus to trade and bnal-| 4
ness. and ihe itm of McKee E Potter
in every fay doing lia part to make
0. Wea nore Widely kuowse in a “ga z
re cial way.

The workroom is in charge orl
George Bohe Mr, Bohe bas had 29/5
yeare experience in the clqer business; *
and le @ practical mas and naderstenda'®
the making of good cigars to pertec-|*
‘tion. He is a man who is highly cel%
teemed by bis employers and who |
consclenlions m his efforts to malp
for the frm the best geads which
oe procured.

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PT. MeCiee and George Poulter left),

‘wiay Of Burlington No. 6 for New),

Vouk Cra tn purchase tobacco for de-|,

Invi thie fa. They will return Sat],

Te | |

| morning to Chiezgo where thew

| ne if tee Ametican derby in the
afternoon. ;

Ottumwa Daily Courier, June 15,
1903

F. D. McKee and George Potter left
today on Burlington No. 6 for New
York City to purchase tobacco for
delivery this fall. They will return

Saturday morning to Chicago
where they will take in the
American derby in the afternoon.

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William Potter, Jr.

Born December 29, 1872. Born and lived all his life in Ottumwa, lowa.

Died August 1, 1945

Father: William Potter, Sr. (He was born in England and came to this country as part of a traveling circus.
He settled in Ottumwa in 1866 and worked as a butcher for the rest of his life.)

Wife: Selma
Married June 1900

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no occupation listed. Residence 329 N. Marion

clerk. Resided at 329 N. Marion St. His father, William Sr., worked at the meat market of Potter
and Lambert.

clerk. Resided at 329 N. Marion

cigar maker, Residence 329 N. Marion

Cigar maker for Graves Cigar Co., Residence 329 N. Marion
Cigar maker. Residence 329 N. Marion

Cigar maker at McKee and Potter. Wife — Selma also worked there. Residence 329 N. Marion
Street

Cigar maker at McKee and Potter. Residence 329 N. Marion. (William Potter, Sr. had a meat
market at 129 W. Main Street with his son, Alfred - “Potter and Son Meat Market”)

Cigar maker at McKee and Potter. Residence 911 E. 4" St.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 227 E. Main St., 3 owners: James H. McKaig, Frank Lewis and William Potter.
Wm. Potter resided at 911 E. 4°" St.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 227 E. Main St., 2 owners: J. H. McKaig and William Potter. Potter residence
911 E. 4’ St., Nine employees listed in city directory.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 227 E. Main St., J. H. McKaig and William Potter. Potter’s residence 911 E. 4"
St.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., corner of Market and Commercial Streets. Potter’s residence 911 E. 4°" St.
M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 218 S. Market St., Potter residence 1022 Oak St.
M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 218 S. Market St., Potter residence 1022 Oak St.

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co., 218 S. Market St., Potter residence 1022 Oak St., 14 employees list in city
directory.

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M.P.R.L. Cigar Co. brands included “Mi Confianza” and “Nuf Sed.”

1919 William (Bill) Potter went into partnership with his brother George in 1919.

1920 George Potter and Brother, 218 S. Market St., William Potter residence 1022 Oak

1922 George Potter and Brother, 134 W. 2" St., cigar manufacturers. William Potter, Jr., Wife —
Selma. Residence 1922 Oak St. Thirty employees listed in city directory.

1924 George Potter and Brother, 134 W. 2" St., William Potter’s residence 1022 Oak. 24 employees

listed.

1927 George Potter and Brother, 134 W. 2" St., William Potter’s residence 1022 Oak. 23 employees

listed.

1929 George Potter and Brother, 134 W. 2" St., William Potter’s residence 1022 Oak.

George Potter and Brother manufactured “Charles the Fourth,” “Virginia Vall Banquet,” and “Prime

Seconds” brands of cigars.

1930-1941
1943 -— 1945
1947

Potter Cigar Co., 102 E. Main Street. William Potter resided at 1022 Oak.

In 1939 the cigar company was located on the 3" floor of the building.

William’s daughter, Martha, worked at the cigar factory after she graduated from high
school in 1931. In a 1989 interview with her, she recalled that about 50 people were
working for Potter Cigar Co. at that time. Most of the workers were older, long-time

The Potter Cigar Company manufactured the “Broadleaf” five-cent cigar.
No occupation listed in city directories for William Potter. Residence 1022 Oak St.

Selma Potter listed as a widow. Resided at 1022 Oak St.; William Potter died in 1945.

M.P.R.L. CIGAR CO.

McKAIG & POTTER

Makers of

Mi Confianza

Club Seconds
5c Cigar
‘Nuff Sed’

Market and Commercial, Ottumwa, lowa

M.P.R.L. Cigar Co.
advertisement in the
Ottumwa City Directory,
1913-1914.

260

1931 Ottumwa Courier Newspaper Ads for Potter’s Cigars.

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BROADLEAF

5c cigars

Potter's Little Ben A Genuine BROADLEAF Cigar
Mild and mellow. Good guality,

for FIVE CENTS. “a gaa
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a : + Potter 3 Robert Lee A CIGAR with the | ality and goodness of

ith avor all their own. Tr - - a our TEN CENT cigar id and mello.
rial y Two Good 5c ( igars ur TEN CENT cigar. Mild and mellow

with a nice flavor and aroma. We have been

urged for some time by the smokers to put on the

POTTER'S market this class of a cigar for the price of

FIVE CENTS.
La Flora De Mavo

° You can get them

ac | 1

Our 1c Cigar at your dealers
We have three atylea anc oO
blends for your sgelectiana in
thia Brand of goad cigars. Try a few of these good Sroadieaf Smokers and
The broadicat Wrapped, hia prove to yourself that we are not misrepresent.
wana blend, brevas shape far | ing this GOOD CIGAR in any way—the tobacco
the smodker who enjoys Lhd in this Se cigar is the same as in our good
type at good hand made ei Broadleaf 10c cigar—but smaller in size.

gar. A medium heavy smoke
with the pep te it

An Ottumwa Made Cigar

POTTER'S : accRa &

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La Flora De Mayo Dotter Cigar —
Ite Cigar
Imported Java wrapped Ha

ye Pe Blera oly mila vl = Al
cigar of the finest quality af

imported tobatcos. Te style
or ahape of this cigar we call
the Oerby. You wall tine Thid
good clean, cod! high fMavared
cigar, Just give it a chance,

POTTER'S

5c Cigars

POTTER’S

La Flora De Mayo

Ite Cigar, 3 for 2c

Imported Sumatra Wrapped.
The Breaadwary.

LITTLE BEN

POTTER'S
she, ROBERT LEE
This ia a mild amoke, a high
quality of blended Havana |
tobacco, <All of our cigars ) oO
handmade and made by Ot- | (" os
tuniwa's own skilled work
Pre ri.

igar Co.

Ottumwa, lawa

261

POTTER OPENS A
NEW CIGAR FIRM

MANUFACTURING CO COMPANY |5
LOCATED AT {02 EAST

t , oat
be MAIN STREET,
a William Potter, Jr, well-known

Ottumwa cigar manufacturer, has
opened A new at 1O2
|'Kast Main street,

The new firm will he known as
the Potter Cigar Co., and according
' tO announcement of plana made to.
day, the firat of their products
‘will he on the market as early as
June 1,
| Mr, Potter has been prominently
. identified with the elgar business
in Ottumwa for thirty-eight years
| Twenty years of this time he spent
“at the bench" as a cigar maker,
The new firm has installed up-to
‘| date equipment in the new location
while «a number of large, well-verit|:
lated and well-lighted rooms, out
fitted to comply with state regula
tlons In regard to housing arrange
ments of state cigar factories, are
used for the manufacture of the
various brands of cigara which the
(rm will produce.

The Potter Cigar Co., will manu
facture “Potters Little Ben,” Pot:
ters “Robert Lee" and Potter's “Lu
Flor De Mayo.’ The latter brand,
company officiala sali) today, is
manufactured in three differen
aige@s,

Heventeen men ani! women, al!

at work in the new factory,

is experlenced in the phase of cigur
making to which they have been
| heel ered,

Air. Potter today issued ao Invite:
tion to the general public ta vialt
the local factory and inspect the
manhtifartire of clears there

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Ottumwa Daily Courier, May 23, 1931

Ottumwans, have beeen employed |
Kael |

of these employes, Mr. Potter sald.

‘|

Mild and Mellow.

nee > er" iT

i -2 > Born’ In| Ottumwas 059 3
The second “William. Potter.”

born tn Ottumwa, December .29, : 1872,

on the site now occupled by thé Sam-

mers’ bhilding at the corner of Court

and Second streets...He has lived in :
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Ottumwa all of his life and -has-fol-
lowed the cigarmaking craft for: many
years. Today he is a member. ofthe
firm of McKaig & Potter, one of the
large cigar manufacturing concerns of
Ottumwa with factory and office at
225-227 East: Main street; but he
nlories most. in. being, ee: nF mt

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1912 Newspaper aricle aboue William a

Potter, Jr.

POTTER’S

Little Ben

and
Robert Lee
Two (Cond

5c Cigars

Good quality with a flavor all their
own. Try them!

POTTER CIGAR CO.

If? East Main Sireet (Miumwa, lowa

Potter’s
Little Ben
and
Potter’s
Robert Lee

Two Good 5c Cigars

Mild and Mellow Good quality
with @ Flavor All Tree Caw ri |
Try Them,

POTTER CIGAR CO.

102 East Maint Street—Third Floor, Ottumwa, lowa

Ottumwa Daily Courier, June 13, 1931

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Lewis Fredrick Stark, Sr.

Born February 20, 1872

Died November 17, 1957 aged 85

Spouse: Clara May Lester Stark (1882 — 1918)
Father: John Stark

Mother: Margaret Stark

Lewis Stark lived at 320 North Moore Street in Ottumwa. He lived in
Ottumwa all his life. He produced the “On Deck’ brand of cigars. The
picture on the cigar box is actually Lewis Stark himself. His cigar

factory was at 517 Church St.

He was a district organizer for the Cigar Makers’ International Union (1902).

Smoke the union made cigar, “On
Deck,” made by Stark Bros’. The best

6c. cigar in the city.

Ottumwa Weekly Democrat, September 25, 1889

F.. L. STARE.

Mtomwa has several large ciga
Man facturing Conners myual iie wer
Rhy most worthy cif special ele Th
fiom in this industrial edition of the
Review is that conducted by Mr. F. L.
Stark, who has heen the leading South
Side cigar manufacturer for the past
eight years. He manufactures a very
hivh-erade line and finds ready sale
for his products in the leading and

largest louees of this sertion of the
country, He began husiness here ei¢ht
rears ago, starting in a small way and
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Robert Lee Stentz

Born: August 13, 1861 in Ashland, Ohio
Died: October 30, 1935 aged 74

Wife: Margaret Luella Ray Stentz

Father: Alfred A. Stentz

Mother: Margaret Pollock

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First time R. Lee Stentz is listed in the Ottumwa City Directory. Occupation: clerk. Boarded at
205 N. Market Street.

Occupation: traveling agent. Residence 718 E. Main Street

Occupation: traveling agent. Residence Putnam north of Gara St.

Occupation: traveling agent. Residence Putnam near E. Court

Traveling agent. Wife — Maggie L., resided N. Green Street near E. Court

Traveling agent for Morey & Myers Cigar Co., Residence 418 N. Green Street

Traveling agent for Morey & Myers Cigar Co., Wife — Maggie L., Residence 418 N. Green Street

Partner in Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co., 108 W. 2" Street. John T. Bohe is partner; Stentz residence
418 N. Green Street. 66 employees listed in city directory.

Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Residence 418 N. Green Street
Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Residence 418 N. Green Street

Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Residence 418 N. Green Street. 22 employees listed
in city directory.

Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Residence 534 N. Green Street
Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street

Stentz & Bohe Cigar Co., 215 E. Main Street. Residence 534 N. Green Street. (This is the last year
for the Stentz & Bohe Cigar Company. J. T. Bohe started his own company.)

Occupation unknown. Lived at 534 N. Green Street
1929 Commercial traveler. Wife — Margaret. Residence 534 N. Green Street

1935 Partner in Younkin Cigar Store, 116 S. Court Street. Delton Winpigler was his partner.
Stentz resided at 534 N. Green Street.

Margaret Stentz listed in city directory as a widow. R. Lee Stentz died in 1935.

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Thomas Sumner

Born May 26, 1870
Died April 19, 1948 aged 77
Spouse: Elsie Maye Doggett Sumner (1874 — 1967)

Sumner was a cigar manufacturer in Ottumwa around 1902. He made the “Ottumwa Queen” brand of
cigars. Thomas owned the Second Street Billiard Hall in 1904 — 1905. He worked as a cigar maker in the

late 1920’s and early 1930’s. He lived at 326 Lincoln Avenue.

OTTUMWA QUEEN
10 CENT CIGHR:--UNION ADE
Manufactured by TOM SUMNER, Ottumwa, lowa.

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Ottumwa Daily Democrat, February 4, 1902

Tim Turpin

Tim Turpin was the foreman at Julius Fecht Cigar Factory in the 1890’s. He was the foreman at M.P.R.L.
Cigar Co. in 1912. He had his own cigar factory in 1914 — 1915.

He built a house in the Smith’s Addition in South Ottumwa in 1890.

He lived at 131 N. Willard in 1912.

Tim Turpin was a cigar manufacturer exhibitor at the 1914 Ottumwa Fall Festival.

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William Ellsworth Utecht

Born in Ottumwa August 17, 1867

Died December 28, 1945 aged 78

Wife Lydia E. Snyder Utecht (1869 — 1966)
Father: Peter Utecht

Mother: Mary Ryan Utecht

William Utecht lived all his life in Ottumwa, lowa. He was a cigar maker from 1900 to 1910. In 1903 —
1905 he was a cigar maker for Morey & Myers Cigar Co. He had his own cigar factory from about 1915 to
1924. In 1922 the factory was located at 301 W. Main St.

William Utecht lived at 214 N. Benton St. in 1900. In 1924 his residence was 215 N. McLean. The 1924
city directory lists his occupation as “variety store.” He had a drug store at 221 W. Main Street from
1929 to 1935.

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Harrison Lyman Waterman

Born November 19, 1840 in Croydon, N.H.
Died May 20, 1918.
Spouse: Alice Hill Waterman

Harrison Lyman Waterman served in the Civil War. He was commissioned Lieutenant of the First New
York Engineers with headquarters in Hilton Head. South Carolina. After the war, he moved to Burlington,
lowa and was employed by the C. B. & Q. railroad as a Civil Engineer. In January 1870, he moved to
Ottumwa and was City Engineer for one year.

In 1874 he started a cigar factory located in the Ballingall Block in Ottumwa. He made the Challenge
brand of cigars. Waterman also served as an Alderman (1875) and was a member of the city council.

Just Arriving.

W. lL. Waterman, of the firm of
Northrop & Waterman, retarned afew
lays since from New York, whore he
has been laying in a stack of choice
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best Cigaré in the market, call on this and elegant slock whieh parties will do
popular house. They are wholesaling well to examine,
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Mr. Waterman has been called to several public positions,
having been mayor of Ottumwa from 1560 to 1854. He was
also state senator from Wapello county from 1693 to 1597, and he
has been chairman of the board of waterworks trustees since the
purchase of the waterworks by the city in December, 1g10. He
is a member of the Masonic lodge, Grand Army of the Republic,
Loyal Legion, Sons of the American Revolution, Commerciat
Association, Wapello Club and the Ottumwa Country Club.

H. L. Waterman

Herman D. Wendt
Born 1851 in Prussia

Spouse: Margaret Youry Wendt # Wehat ecmee’? at enous | |

Cigar manufacturer in 1878 — 1879. Green streets, opposite Ballingsl,|
sella clgare cheaper than anyone for).
Saloon keeper in 1880. cash. Tt will save 20 cents on $1.00.

Ottumwa Weekly Courier, September 11,
1878

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Henry Albert Zangs

Born June 4, 1832 in Germany

Died 1921 aged 88 or 89

Spouse: Pauline Matilda Auwerda Zangs (1845 — 1922)
Lived at 124 W. Fifth Street in Ottumwa.

Manufactured cigars in 1888. Brands made were Ottumwa Leader, Kickapoo, No. 15, Prairie Queen, Pea
Cock, Golden Grape, and Tambourine.

Mr. Zangs also dealt in liquors. He started in the wholesale and retail liquor business in 1869. He
continued as a liquor dealer through 1904.

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January 27, 1889

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factory from his present Court “street | NORTHERN ROSE, lene SAVY.
jlocation to 27 Main s*reet. He re]. LITTLE SWEEPER.
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Ottumwa Sunday Democrat, July 8, 1888

Ottumwa Daily Democrat, July 4, 1888

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Synopsis of Interviews with Martha (Potter) Crossley

September and October 1989

I’m Martha Potter Crossley. My dad and mother both worked in cigar factories. My
uncle, George Potter, and my dad, William Potter, started a cigar factory together in
later years. After that, George and my dad broke up and dad started his own
factory. That was up until about 1945.

My grandfather, William Potter, Sr., came to Ottumwa to live in 1866. He traveled
the Midwest for about three years before settling here. He was with a traveling
circus. He drove the big circus wagons from town to town. He came through
Ottumwa once and liked it very much. When he decided to quit the circus, he came
to Ottumwa to make it his home. My grandmother left their home in England to join
my grandfather here in Ottumwa. My uncle George was born in England. He was the oldest of five boys
and one girl. My dad, William, was born and lived all his life here in Ottumwa. He was born December

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29, 1872 in a building right where the Hotel Ottumwa stands. There was an old house or something
there.

My mother, Selma Gustaveson Potter, was born in 1876. My dad’s name is William Potter, Jr. He didn’t
have a middle name, just William Potter. William and Selma got married in June 1900. My mother and
father both worked for the McKee and Potter Cigar Factory. My mother worked there before she got
married and stayed there a little while after they were married.

My dad worked almost all of his life in the cigar industry. He first worked for the Graves cigar factory and
then the McKee & Potter cigar factory. In 1908, dad went into partnership in the MPRL cigar company.
That company closed in 1919 and dad went into business with his brother, George. Their cigar factory
was called “George Potter and Brother.” It was located at 134 W. 2" Street. “Charles the Fourth” and
“Virginia Vall” were their most famous brands of cigars.

George and dad broke up and dad started his own cigar factory about 1930. It was at 102 E. Main Street.
“Potter’s Broadleaf’ was a popular cigar. | worked there when | graduated from high school in 1931. |
couldn’t get a job in 1931, so dad let me pack cigars. | worked with Pansy Burton then.

| can remember when the factory was down on the corner of Commercial and Market Streets. The
building was kind of built as a triangle. They had the packing table up there. They used to lift me up and
let me sit there. I’d watch the parades when the circus came to town. That was a big deal to do that.

| spent quite a bit of time at the cigar factory when | was young. It was always a nice clean place. There
was nothing dirty in the factory. Everything was swept and picked up and was real clean.

Dad used to travel around by train taking orders for cigars. | went with him on the train to Eddyville.
That was a big deal to do that.

| got a letter from my sister recently. She remembered that the tobacco did come from Cuba. They
would start with what they call “clippings.” It would just be kind of like little scraps of tobacco. They
would form that into a round or oval cigar. And then they would put those in presses until they got real
hard. They always had clippings out on the end. They had a special knife that cut all those clippings off.

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They would take the cigars out of the molds and use real big leaves as “wrappers.” They had women
that were called “strippers.” Not like a stripper, you know. They stripped off the veins on the tobacco
leaves. When they rolled up the cigar, that outside leaf was just perfect. They packed them in boxes. In
later years, they put each cigar in a little cellophane wrapper. | think that was in the mid-1920’s. They
always banded the cigars. They put all those labels on them too. All that was done by hand. You had a
sponge there where you ran the label across and then put it on. You then put them in the boxes. A great
big press would seal the boxes down real tight. Then they put the government stamp across the edge of
the box. That always had to be sealed.

(Interviews conducted by Tom Quinn, president of the Wapello County Historical Society.)

Martha K. Potter Crossley was born on July 26, 1914 and died at age 90 on February 27, 2005.

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Synopsis of an Interview with Pansy Burton on Cigar Manufacturing in Ottumwa

September 30, 1989

| used to work for William and George Potter. They were partners. William was called
‘Bill.’ George, his brother, was out on the road a lot as the salesman. George would
come home from being gone a week and have lots to say about Bill not running the
factory right. If things went bad, he was in a bad mood. If they went alright, he was
in a good mood.

| was born in 1907. | started work at the George Potter and Brother Cigar Factory
when | was 16. Maybe around 1925.

Most of the tobacco came from Cuba. One of the most expensive was “Havana, Cuba.” There was a
Pennsylvania tobacco with great long leaves. The tobacco came in by train. Don’t think there was any
other way for them to come in. | don’t know how they came into town.

It came into the factory dry. | think it must have come in bales because they had to case it when it came
in. They would have to dip it in water and lay it on racks to let it dry.

What | did was take the stem out of it. “Strip it” they call it. One main stem down the middle.

Then throw the stems away or give them to somebody for moths or something like that. And we’d have
to strip it and they’d wet it so it could be pliable enough and wouldn’t tear or crackle up and break. You
would strip it and then lay it over your knee and smooth it out. And then make it into little bundles.
Then when they got ready to use, the wrappers had to be cut with a knife to make strips of tobacco
about that wide (1-1/2” wide). And start the wrapper around the cigar after it was molded and roll that
wrapper up on it. It was a cigar then.

They put the filler in wooden molds. | don’t know how long it stayed there. | didn’t have anything to do
with making cigars. All | did was pack them in a box after they were made. And we had to sort the colors
out of them when we got them off of the cigar makers.

Each box of cigars had the same color. There were light, dark, and medium colored boxes of cigars. Fifty
cigars in a box. And you had to spread them all out, and then pick out the colors. If you didn’t do it right,
you got bawled out about it.

Different brands had different type of tobacco in them. The “Havana” had the best tobacco there was in
them. It was a different grade of tobacco inside the filler. The “Havana” would have the best. They were
more expensive, you know.

| can kind of give you an idea on how many people worked there. | can’t give it exact. There were two in
the packing room. That’s where | was and then they had strippers. There were generally four of five
there. Then they had a foreman and the errand boy. Then the cigar makers and two other girls that fixed
the wrappers. That is stripped the wrappers. They had to work them so they was smooth. So they could
roll them around a cigar and not have wrinkles in them. There were two of those wrappers and then the

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cigar makers. I’d just have to guess. | just can’t get that clear how many there were. There was a big
room of them and they were in rows. Each one of them had their bench that they worked on.

“Charles the Fourth” was one brand they made. Each brand had to be light, medium, and dark. You had
the cigars all piled up in a pile, and spread them out, and picked out the light ones and put all the light
ones in one box, the medium in another box, and the dark in another box. The same type of tobacco was
used in each brand.

| think most of the cigar boxes came from the cigar box factory on Church Street. | don’t know where the
labels came from. Our factory only made cigars. The scraps left over from making the cigars were just
dumped as far as | know.

“Potters” was on West 2™ Street across the street from the YWCA now. “Graves” (cigar factory) was on
Market Street, | think. My mother worked for “Graves.” | never worked there when she was, of course.

Some of the people working at Potters were pretty old when | was working there. The cigar makers
especially worked in the trade most of their lives. There was one | remember. He was Mexican. He was a
good age then. | think they’re all dead now.

It took a lot of skill to be a cigar maker. Those were mostly older and experienced people but the
packers and shippers and strippers and those people were younger. They had to have a lot of training to
make a cigar to get it right. Because if they didn’t get the wrapper on there right, it wouldn’t draw right
when you smoked it.

The wrapper of the cigar was rolled as a spiral. It was all covered. If they left a little place, a little crack,
we'd have to take it back and start over.

| think all the people | used to work with are dead. | don’t know whether the woman who worked as a
packer with me is still alive or not. Her name was Emma Turner. She married a man named Bill Turner. |
don’t know whether she’s alive or not.

| think | got paid about $10 a week. I’m not sure though. Cigar makers made more than that. | think it
was piece work. Whatever they made, they got paid. Some were faster workers than others. The better
cigars were ten cent Cigars.

The factory was on the second floor with a garage underneath it there. It was on the second floor, right
on the corner of Second and Washington, right across from the YWCA.

They sprayed the filler. They put it on the racks and dried it. And they would spray it with an extract of
some kind. It was nice smelling. | don’t know what flavor it was.

Tobacco came in “hands” tied with a sucker leaf. You’d take and spread it over your knee and pull the
stem out. And then get a stack of it here and have all the wrinkles rubbed out of the leaves. And then
put it on a little carrier down here. And have it in stacks so that the guys could get it and put it on the
racks and dry it. After it dried, it was sprayed with this flavor and used in the factory. And of course, the
“wrappers” had to be treated differently. As you stripped “wrappers” you had to put them over a
wooden round arm thing and get them all spread out so there weren’t any wrinkles in them. Tied them
in tight bundles so they could stay moist. Then the cigar makers would get them to make wrappers out

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of them. They’d take each leaf and cut it in lengths so they could wrap so many cigars out of it. But the
filler had to be put in the middle, in the inside.

They would roll and chop it up so that it would be filler. Then they would put in molds. When they
wrapped it, they’d take it out of the mold. Then it would be firm enough that they could just roll it like
lead pencil. You’d roll a wrapper around it. Then you’d sort them by color and put them in the box and
seal the box. You’d nail it down. Just one nail in it. It had a hinged lid and you’d put one in the middle of
the front. The boxes were all wooden.

Bill, who got them ready to ship out, he got them packed and labeled, so many here and so many there.
They must have sent them by train. He’d ship them off there some way, but | don’t really know how he
sent them, unless he sent them by train or by... There wasn’t really too many trucks then, were there?
| don’t think there was a distributor linked to the factory.

| don’t know why cigar manufacturing went downhill in the late 1920’s, but there were several cigar
factories here: Graves, Potters, and Fecht. Fecht’s was a big company. And my cousin even had a little
factory right down here on the corner of Morris Street. Just himself. He did the selling and making of
cigars. Then he would go out and sell. His mother kind of took care of it and worked around with him.
His name was Gossage, George Gossage. It would have been in the 20’s. His mother did washings all the
time and he had a little room in back for a cigar factory. | can’t remember the brand that Grover made.

They started using cellophane in the 20’s. They used cellophane to keep the tobacco moist. | can
remember salesmen coming in there with the little cellophane sacks to put the cigars in.

They put the bands on the high-priced cigars. We’d take them all out of the box and put the bands on
and put them back just like we took them out so they wouldn’t be cut or bent. That was quite a trick to
band them. You had to have that band straight across there when you put them back in. You had to
guess at where to put it. When you put it back in the box, it went straight across. It didn’t go up and
down. You had to put labels in your mouth and hold it in your mouth. They kind a got an objection to
that. You should use some other kind of liquid to moisten the glue.

| forget how many it was you were supposed to band in an hour. Fifty in a box, you know. It wouldn’t
take long to band them if you got fast enough. They had to be in the box all packed and nailed.

Then you had to take them out of the box, band them, and get them in the box just the way they were.

You'd take them out and lay them down, four rows there. Then get down to the bottom, start and pick

the bottom up and put them in. Then the next row, the next row, then the top row, and then fasten the
box down.

They would seal the box before that bands were put on, | guess to get them in shape. So they would
have the shaped cause they were pressed in there. You had to pull them tight against each other when
you packed them. You packed them by hand, you know. If you made them a little too big, then you’d
have to squeeze them too tight. If they weren’t big enough, they wouldn’t fit in there right and you’d
have to go to the cigar maker.

(The interview with Pansy Burton was conducted by Tom Quinn, president of the Wapello County
Historical Society on September 30, 1989). Pansy Burton was born March 10, 1907 and died June 4, 1999
aged 92.

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Synopsis of an Interview with Martha (Dougherty) Eddy

October 10, 1989

ry. - 4 My father was Tom Dougherty. He worked for the Julius Fecht cigar factory for a long
, “y time. He was a “roller.” He put the final roll on the cigars. My father was crippled and
> ~ walked with crutches. That was about the only kind of job he could do. He had to
work sitting down. Cigarettes were a dirty word to him. He didn’t like cigarettes. He
ee thought that they ruined the cigar industry.

e | was born in and raised in Ottumwa. My father was born and raised down by Floris. |
ji started high school in 1929. That’s when the big crash came. | went through high

. school during the Depression. There weren’t many jobs available when | graduated in
Martha Eddy 1932.1 gota job as a “stripper” for Julius Fecht in 1933. That’s a kind of funny joke in
our family. What you actually did was spread the damp tobacco leaf on your knee and stripped the stem
out of it. You put the stripped leaves in baskets. It was taken upstairs to the drying racks and dried. That
was the tobacco that was crumbled up and put inside the cigar.

| worked at the Julius Fecht cigar factory for about two years from 1933 until 1935. | think it was 1935
when | got a job at Morrell’s and left Fecht. James Mcintire was the manager after Julius Fecht died. The
other man involved in the office was named Otto Ott. We lived in Otto Ott’s house. It was on south
Market Street. When my father died, we were a year behind in the rent. We just didn’t have it. When |
got my job at Morrell’s, | paid that off.

When the Depression hit, they only worked one week a month. That’s what we lived on was our one
week’s work a month. It was pretty rough times.

Julius Fecht had his own tobacco plantations in Cuba. The tobacco was probably shipped in here by
train. The tobacco came in big huge baskets. Kind of wicker baskets about as tall as | am. In between
each layer of tobacco was a woven mat. My father would bring those home. My sister and | had a
playhouse in the barn, and we used those mats for carpeting.

| worked with about three other girls stripping the stems out of the tobacco leaves. It was kind of fun.
We would dampen the leaves like you used to dampen clothes before you ironed them. And then you
would stretch and spread the leaves out on your knees and rip the stem out. When you got a pile so
high, you would stack them in a basket. And we had to have that basket full, too. When you got your
basket full, you took it on the elevator to the second floor. They had big wire racks that you spread
those stripped leaves all out on those racks to dry. After they dried, that is what they took and crumbled
for the inside of the cigar — the filler. They did dampen the leaves that they used to roll around that
filler. It couldn’t be worked with if it wasn’t dampened.

My dad would take the filler and lay it on the leaf. Then they would start rolling it. They made different
length cigars and made different quality cigars. The “Three Star” was the kind my dad made. That was
their top seller. The “Universal” cigar was probably the higher priced cigar, but | could be wrong about
that.

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| got paid by the piece work — by the basket full. | was the fastest stripper they had. | made $9 a week.
That was pretty good money in those days. We worked five days a week. Once in a while, if they had a
big order, we’d have to work Saturday mornings. We were there at 7:00 in the morning and got off at
5:00. That’s long hours.

There was a restaurant across the street. Some would go in there and get a hamburger. We couldn’t
afford to do that, so we took our lunch with us. Rough times.

The inside of the building was very bare. It had chairs, wood floors and wooden tables. | can remember
the long tables where they rolled the cigars. The men did the rolling — 20 or 25 of them. We worked back
by the elevator where we could get on with the baskets. At least 35 people worked there at one time.

When | worked there, the part of the building in front was the Ottumwa Mercantile Company. Fecht’s
had the back part of the building and all of the upstairs. That’s where all of the drying racks and stuff
were, and they used that for storage.

Julius Fecht was quite a character. He was a member of the Elks. At his funeral he had a brass band and
a keg of beer.

(Interview conducted on October 10, 1989 by Tom Quinn, president, Wapello County Historical Society.)

Martha Eddy was born December 2, 1915. She died June 26, 1991.

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Synopsis of an Interview with Edna (Wimpsett) Breon

October 12, 1989

| was born in South Dakota in 1908. My maiden name is Wimpsett. We moved to
Ottumwa when | was just old enough to go to school. | started to work for the
Pallister Brothers cigar factory when | was 17 or 18 years old. That’s when we had
to get out and work. Before that | picked strawberries out in the country. |
worked for the Pallisters for about two years. It would have been about 1926 or
1927. Mr. Tozer was running the company when | worked there. All the cigars
were hand made.

The tobacco came in boxes with the leaves tied in what they called “hands.”
There would be about one or two dozen leaves tied in a hand. We would strip out
the center stem and lay the two halves together until we got a big pile. You laid
the leaves on your lap and pulled the stem off. That was what started the cigar.

Later on, we used a machine that cut out the stem as you turned it. The machine had a little narrow
knife. You put your hand on the leaf and pushed this, and that thing turned and it just cut that stem out.
Then you laid the leaves on top of each other. As soon as you got so many, they would take them to the
drying room.

The drying room was just a room with poles across it. They hung the hands of tobacco from the poles.
Only the filler tobacco would be hung to dry. The tobacco used as the outside wrapper was not dried but
kept damp so it would remain soft and pliable.

After the filler tobacco was dried, it was crumbled up and rolled and put in a mold. The mold kind of had
a point to it. They would lay all of these in there and then put the other half of the mold on top and
screw it all down. The tails would then be cut off of the cigars. The other girls sacked the tobacco
clippings. They used the clippings for pipes and cigarette rolls. The tobacco stayed in the molds like till
the next day. When they came out, they were just a perfect cigar. They would then roll the cigars in
several layers of outer wrapper. The outside leaf was as thin as tissue paper. | didn’t work down at that
end.

When | first went there, | didn’t know if | was going to be able to take that tobacco — the odor from it. Us
girls would pitch in a nickel and go down to Kresge’s dime store and get some chocolate candy stars and
maybe some lemon drops. By the time we got done eating it, the bottom of the sack was covered with
tobacco. | never did use tobacco.

It was interesting to be there. They had a lot of good girls there. There were quite a few “strippers”
there. Some would be stripping one kind of tobacco and some another kind. There was quite a bunch of
girls. If a story got started at one end, by the time it got to the other end, it was different. | can’t
remember who any of the girls were now. The Pallister Brothers cigar factory was on the second floor,
upstairs. | think the police station or something was located beneath the cigar factory at that time. We
were near the Hall’s Candy Company. The candy was all made by hand. We could get a bag of culls, the
odd shaped ones.

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We went to work at 7:00 a.m. and got off at 4:00 or 5:00. We worked five days a week. We got paid by
the piece of work, so much for one of them hands. The faster you worked, the more money you got, if
you did it right. If you didn’t do it right, you wouldn’t get much. | figured that if | was going to earn my

money, | should do it the right way.

We used to walk to work. | lived clear out on the east end — way out. Us girls would walk the road a
ways. When the snow was deep, we’d wait until the men walked to Morrell’s. Then we would walk in
their steps. We would get up as far as lowa Avenue and take the Jitney for a nickel.

There would be more than one morning when we would be upstairs in the factory and the boss would
come in and wonder how we got in. He would say, “Oh, | guess | forgot to lock the door.” Now days you
couldn’t have done that. But then you could leave anything laying around and nobody would pick it up.

My mother worked with tobacco in Kentucky. The women would either smoke or chew. She chewed
“Granger Twist.” | hated to buy that for her. But | guess now people wouldn’t care.

| think the tobacco would come to Ottumwa by train. We didn’t have semi-trucks or planes back then.
The only way we could get to the neighboring towns was by train. They had what they called the “dray
wagon” to haul stuff from the depot around town. It was a kind of freight wagon.

Sometimes when the bales of tobacco would arrive, the top would be covered with chicken droppings
and feathers. We would throw a feather over our left shoulder for good luck. We wouldn’t touch the
droppings or clean it off the tobacco. | guess nobody complained about it.

One of the managers at Pallister’s cigar factory had a cigar named after his daughter. It was called
“Othello.”

(Interview conducted on October 12, 1989 by Tom Quinn, president, Wapello County Historical Society.)

Edna Breon was born January 24, 1908. She died October 23, 1998.

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Synopsis of an Interview with Margaret (Watts) Davis

October 24, 1989

| | | have lived in Ottumwa all my life. | went to work first at Hall’s Candy Factory
lk _ when! was 15 years old. Hall’s was where the bank is now. Pallister Brothers

| cigar factory was across the street. You had to be 16 to work a full day. | didn’t
work a full day. | went to work at 7:00 a.m. and had to go home at 3:30. The
rest of them worked until 5 o’clock or so. We could eat all the candy we wanted
to. Actually, after the first day, you didn’t want very much. | worked on the
machine where they made the peanut clusters. They would come out of the
machine and | would separate the candies as they went by.

Walter T. Hall’s grandson, Harold Vincent, was one of the bosses there. |
remember one time when he came up to me and said, “When are you going to
be able to work all day?” | worked a Hall’s Candy Factory until | was 16, then | went to work at the Julius
Fecht cigar factory.

| worked for three different cigar manufacturers in Ottumwa. When | turned 16, | went to work as a
stripper for the Julius Fecht cigar factory. | probably started around 1919. Then | worked for Graves cigar
factory and then for Pallister Brothers cigar factory. Altogether, | worked in the cigar industry about four
years. | quit Pallister Brothers in September 1923 after | got married. | worked under my maiden name,
Watts.

At Fecht’s cigar factory, that’s where | started, | stripped tobacco. | don’t know where they got the
tobacco, but | know it was shipped in here. The tobacco would come in bunches. Larry Glenn was the
foreman at Julius Fecht’s. They would have to keep the tobacco dampened. They would sprinkle it. Then
they would weigh it. We got paid by the weight. You put it over your knee and spread it out and pull out
the stem. We’d get so much stripped and then tied it up in bundles. Each person had a chair to sit on.
Larry Glenn, the foreman, would bring up that tobacco in big baskets. When you finished with the
basket, he would bring you another one.

Fecht’s had about three machines that they used to strip the wrapper. It cut the stem out of the leaf
used as the wrapper. At Fecht’s and Pallister Brothers, they had machines that would smooth out the
wrapper leaf. The leaf would go through a roller like a wringer washer.

After stripping, the filler tobacco would be taken upstairs and put on drying racks. The tobacco dried
pretty fast — maybe a day. When | was stripping, we had to keep up with the cigar makers. They had
quite a few cigar makers.

| imagine that there were 15 or 20 strippers at Fecht’s cigar factory. They had three girls on machines
rolling the leaves for the wrappers. | think there were about four in the shipping department. There
must have been 25 or 30 cigar makers, anyway. Fecht’s was the largest cigar factory in Ottumwa.
Pallister Brothers had quite a few people, too.

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“Bunch breakers” were the ones that made the filling for the cigars and put it in the molds. They broke
the tobacco up with their hands. They had a big press that they put the filler tobacco in. They would put
it in and screw the top down. If they put it in the molds in the morning, it could be used to roll cigars in
the afternoon. A lot of the time they would put it in the molds one day and we would use it the next
day. We liked to keep ahead of the cigar makers. | can remember them spraying some kind of flavoring
on the filler to make it taste different.

They had about four girls working in the shipping department at Fecht’s. They also had salesmen. | can
remember one little salesman named Sales. Harry Sales. He was a good salesman. He was out and
around all the time. Anna Lindholm was one of the girls that worked in the shipping department.

| worked on the second floor at Fecht’s. Everything was made there. The drying machine was upstairs on
the third and fourth floors. The offices were on the first floor.

| remember at Julius Fecht’s they made the “Three Star” cigar. That was the main one. There were
different grades of tobacco. The cigars were graded by the tobacco.

| think Julius Fecht had a tobacco plantation in Cuba. He would go down and pick out the tobacco
himself. He picked out what he wanted sent. He was a nice old guy. He never bothered anyone. Julius
Fecht was a big guy. He always had a cigar in his mouth. They say his body turned to stone when he
died. That’s what they say.

| left the Julius Fecht cigar factory and went to work at the Graves cigar factory. | started out stripping at
Graves. Ann O’Brien was my bunch breaker. Dan Findlay was the boss there. | worked at the Graves
cigar factory when Nettie Sloan did in 1922. You had to work your way up in a cigar factory. Dan Findlay
asked me if | would like to learn the trade — to make cigars. He taught me the trade. We had long
benches to roll cigars on. Each person had their own workplace. We would make cigars and put them in
bundles of 50. Cigar makers were called “rollers.” That’s what they called us.

| made cigars for a while at Graves (1922) and then went to work at Pallisters. | was a roller at Pallisters.
Lloyd Tozer was the foreman there. All cigar making was piece work. | made around $25 a week. That
was pretty good for women then. | think, if | can remember right, that we got about 50 cents a hundred
for making cigars. | can’t remember how many we would make a day. It was up to us what we made. |
think we worked until noon on Saturday. We went to work at 7 o’clock every morning. | think we
worked until 5:00. | quit in September 1923. | got married.

| was 16 when | went to work at the Julius Fecht cigar factory. | am 86 now. That’s a long time.

(Interview conducted on October 24, 1989 by Tom Quinn, president, Wapello County Historical Society.)

Margaret Delilah “Maggie” Watts Davis was born August 1, 1903. She died on April 12, 1998 aged 94.

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Synopsis of an Interview with Irene G. Beasley Regarding Cigar Box
Manufacturing

October 28, 1989

My name is Irene (Fiedler) Beasley. | was born in 1905. My mother died in a car
accident when | was eleven years old. | guess that is why | never learned how to
drive.

| began working for August Diehn at the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory at 710 Church
Street when | was 14 or 15 years old. | had to get a special work permit because |
was so young. They put the work permit up on the wall of the factory.

| really wanted to go to work. | was living at home at the time. | cried to get to go to
work. My brother said, “You'll find out this work’s not what it’s cracked up to be.” |
cried, of course, because | wanted to go to work. My friend got me the job at the
Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory.

lt was a nice place for a young person to work. | didn’t have to pay a streetcar fare to get to work. We
lived close to the factory on Moore Street. | loved working there. | worked on the second-floor pasting
paper liners inside the cigar boxes and putting the trimming around the edges of the boxes. We had to
do good work putting the labels on and the edging around. It had to look nice when it was done. The
labels couldn’t be crooked. Most of the boxes went to Ottumwa cigar manufacturers. | remember we
put labels on for the Julius Fecht cigar factory.

About six or seven people worked there. | remember Percy Whitney and Irene Davis worked there. We
would come to work at 7:00 in the morning and work until we got done in the late afternoon. We were
paid by piece work. | think | got paid $5 or $6 a week. That was good money for me. | bought a player
piano with some of the money | made. | really wanted it. | made payments until it was paid for. | still
have that player piano. My son hopes | don’t move again. It’s so hard to move a heavy piano.

We worked at a bench which we had to keep clean. We carried the boxes to our benched where we
worked. There we would paste the lining and edges on. Then we would carry them back and put them
on the floor. The Diehn boys would take the boxes away.

The factory was really clean. We had to scrub our tables every week. They had to be kept clean. Every
Saturday we would go to the factory early in the morning and give the place a good cleaning. We would
try to be done early in the afternoon so that we could get ready to go to town in the evening for some
fun.

The cigar box factory was really a nice place to work. | enjoyed it. My boss was Maggie. The men
downstairs were all nice to be around. All the milling and machines were on the first floor. | didn’t see
much of the owner, August Diehn. He was a nice man. | ran around a lot and sometimes someone would
call me at the factory. They wouldn't like that too much, but wouldn’t say too much.

| worked there about five years. | really hated to quit. | quit working there in 1924 after | got married. |
kind of hated to but was going to have a baby. There was just a few of us working there. | worked there
for a while after we were married, but he took a notion he didn’t want me to work. So, | quit.

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(Interview conducted on October 28, 1989 by Tom Quinn, president of the Wapello County Historical

Society.)

Irene was born April 3, 1905 and died June 26, 2000 aged 95.

OTTUMWA — Irene G. Beasley,
95, formerly of 313 N. Ash. died at

2:10 am. June 26, 2000, at Good
Samaritan Cen-

w Sylvester R. |
and Belinda |
Gruwell Fiedler.
She married
Edgur Rex

con June
12, 1924; he
ed Aug. 18,
LORS.

A resident of Ottumwa all her life,
she worked at the Otuumwa Cigar
Box Factory and Onumwa Hotel.
She was a member of the Finley
Avenue Baptist Church and the Fra-
ternal Order of Eagles Aerie #114
Auxiliary.

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Synopsis of an Interview with Bernhardt Diehn

November 1, 1989

| was born in Ottumwa on February 11, 1907 and have lived all my life here.
My dad was August Diehn, who operated the Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory
from June of 1900 until the last day of May in 1929. He wanted to hang on,
but business was so slack. He was in business 29 years.

Dad (August Diehn) was running a grocery store in Davenport in 1900. He
came home one noon and his dad says, “A cigar box factory in Ottumwa
needs a new owner and you're going there.” That’s the German way. They tell
you what to do. When he started making himself known to the cigar
Saati manufacturers in Ottumwa, old Tom Potter, who used to have a cigar factory
Bernhardt and Ruth — on Market Street, he told dad, “Well,” he says, “you’re just a young whipper
Diehn, 1999 snapper. You'll last about as long as some of the rest of them have.” Dad says,
“No. I’ll be here when you’re dead and gone.” And that’s what happened.

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My mother was born on a little German island in the Baltic Sea called Fehmarn. The town was Burg.
When you sent a card or letter or something there, you always put “auf” on the name making it
“Burgauf.” | think both of my father’s parents came from Germany.

My parents moved into the house that he had built at Ward and Vine Streets in October or November of
1906. | was born on February 11, 1907.

Originally, they had city water power for the machines at the cigar box factory. There were saws and
presses and nailing machines that ran off of the water powered line shaft. Later he got electricity from
the streetcar line that ran in front of the factory. They put a wire over and hooked onto the top of the
trolley cable. We always had power until such time as the trolley wire broke. If it broke between here
and town, he was done until they got it fixed. They used to have a team of horses and a truck with a big
platform that they could crank up. That is what they used to work on the trolley.

When they decided to do away with the street cars, dad went to a gasoline engine. He burnt up two of
them right quick. They weren’t big enough to carry the load. Then he ordered a new electric motor. We
got that in. That’s what he ended up with — an electric motor.

(Bernhardt Diehn’s wife, Ruth, added the following information.)

“can remember getting on the streetcar to go home from high school. The ladies that worked at
the cigar factories just smelled to high heaven of tobacco. The odor would fill the whole place.
Their clothes would be saturated. Their skin, too, | suppose.”

How Cigar Boxes Were Made

The lumber had to be cut down to size. You had a rip saw which you ripped it down for width. Your
crosscut saw cut it for length. We didn’t have to plane it down. It was already sized for thickness — thin
boards for the sides and thick ones for the fronts and backs.

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Next the bottom was nailed on. The box sat on a plate on the nailing machine. Two nails were put in the
back and two in the front. If it was a long cigar box that they’re going to put cigars in lengthwise, you
might put a nail on each end. But you didn’t stand a good a change hitting the center of the wood along
the sides because the wood was thinner there.

After you put the bottom on, then you put the lid on by putting two nails in along the back edge and one
in the front. But you didn’t drive those nails tight. You just set those in to hold that lid in place.

The box then went back to the trimming machine. Now that’s a saw. The blade was about 3/8 of an inch
wide. You ran the box across the trimmer so that the top edges didn’t stick up above the lid. You first
trimmed the side edge down. Then you trimmed the lid and bottom to smooth up the edges. The box
then went upstairs to have the lining and label put on. Maggie Findlay was foreman upstairs.

Upstairs you had muslin hinges that were just pieces of white muslin about % inch wide and six to seven
inches long. You laid those hinges out on a curved heater. It kind of kept them warm. You took a brush
and spread glue on them. They you pulled one of those off and put it along the lid and back of the cigar
box. You left a little bit sticking out to trim off later. After that dried, four to six hours or overnight, you
pulled these nails and trimmed the hinge off with a knife. It was real stiff because of the hard glue.

From there on it went to the girls who started out putting the edging on. They started down where the
lid comes down. Put a strip on both sides here. Then you start going around the outside of the box
putting edging on all seams. Then you open up the box so you could go around the lid. Then the lining
went in, inside the box. You would daub paste on the paper lining and put it in there. You had to do all
four sides on the inside. Sometimes this bottom lining was in one piece. The last thing to go on was the
label. That was all the girls’ work. The boxes would sit overnight to dry.

Dad would put those boxes in bundles of 25 and tie them together. When he got them all ready, he
would take them off to town and deliver them. | used to pick them up off the floor and put them on his
bench. He scooted that bench from one end of the building to the other to each girl’s area where they
worked. Each gal had so much space. She had two of these racks that she put her boxes on. She worked
from one rack to the other one. Each girl did the whole box, her own work.

There was an elevator in there. That was an old “strong arm” deal. You wound that up by hand — a big
heavy rope.

Most of the boxes were made out of tupelo wood that came from Alabama and places down there. I’ve
seen the 708 Church Street building, where Jack Mitchell is now, piled so full of lumber. The office was
upstairs. Behind it was the stockroom for the paper supplies. We bought the plain white paper we used
for all the inside work in big sheets. We had a big lever cutter they used to cut it down to size. They had
to count it all. In other words, if you had 50 boxes, you had to have 50 pieces of paper.

Almost all of the wooden boxes had printing on the front panel. We printed the name of the company
and the brand on it. Some cigar factories wanted a printed end, but not very often. The front printing
and the federal permit number on the bottom was about the only thing we printed. The registry number
on the bottom was a federal deal. We did the printing on the wood in the factory. The labels that were
pasted on were usually bought out of town somewhere. Mercer's at one time printed some of the
labels. The cigar manufacturers furnished their own labels.

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About 10 to 12 people worked there most of the time. Business peaked in 1921 or 1922. At that time my
dad had a big force working there. Six or seven people worked downstairs cutting and nailing. About the
same number of girls worked upstairs there then. | think our top was about 2,000 boxes a day. As a rule,
800 to 1,000 boxes a day were typically made.

At one time for quite a little spell, we furnished Julius Fecht’s with 500 boxes a day. That was
somewhere along 1922 to 1924. Fecht also had “Little Yara” and “Universal Royal.” Universal Royal was
an all cedar box. Instead of having a cloth hinge, it had brass hinges. They all had to be put on by hand.
They didn’t put many of those out.

With the “Three Star’ cigar, the girls had a wooded divider that was shoved in the box on the inside. The
wooden divider had to have white paper wrapped around it and pasted on.

The orders for the boxes would mostly be 100 boxes, sometimes 50 boxes a day. Dad delivered every
day. Maybe a few of them would order only 25 or something like that. They didn’t always have those big
quantities like Julius Fecht.

Dad didn’t take any orders for boxes from out of town. There was too much red tape to ship them. Too
bulky too.

| could do the nailing machine over there. Put the boxes together with the nailing machine. | did that all
the time. | got busy one day and didn’t go to school. | went down there and worked running the
machines.

Sometimes after school | would go work at the cigar box factory. Not all the time, though. When |
graduated from high school in 1925, things were on the downhill. There just wasn’t enough going.

| lost part of the bone in my finger in the trimming machine. | got a hold of a box. | was going to run it
through the trimmer. The machine had a side bar that you backed up against. The blade was only 3/8 of
an inch wide. You had the blade set just high enough to trim off the edge of the box. When | pushed the
box up against the side bar, the lid broke and my finger got in the saw blade. | just put a couple of those
muslin hinges on it and let it go that way. | got home after 5 o’clock. Dad was there. He said, “What’d
you do to your finger?” “Oh,” | said. “Got it in the trimming saw.” “Let me see it,” he says. He calls the
doctor and away we go. He had to put a stitch to close the blood vessel off.

Those nailing machines were something. They had a hopper up above. You just took a handful of nails
and tossed them in the hopper. There were slots in there that the nails would drop into with the heads
up. They would feed over to the two chucks. Every now and then you'd reach up and shake them up a
little bit.

My folks took a trip back to Germany in 1927. My grandmother was still alive over there then. They had
gone again in 1922 or 1923. Both times | passed up the trip. | didn’t want to go. | wasn’t interested. |
helped at the factory while they were gone. When they went the second time, | was working down at
the Q depot. | drove that old Dodge truck to work. | would deliver the boxes on my way to work in the
morning.

When my folks went to Germany, there wasn’t anybody to file a saw the way they were supposed to be
filed. They could work at it, but it wouldn’t work out. Dad learned how to do that. He could put that

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circular saw on his finger and turn it and find the high tooth. It had to be filed down a little bit more.
Otherwise, that would be catching all the time.

My dad was president of the Crisman Company when they were building the old St. Joseph Academy.
That was the old Ottumwa Heights building. Dad told about going out with Lee Crisman to check out
how things were going. Dad said it seemed funny that Lee was all the time checking with the brick
layers. He’d say, “How you fixed for brick?” They’d say, “Well, | think we’re all right.” And finally,
Crisman said, “We’ve still got brick coming. We’re going to finish up with the brick we already have here.
We’ve got too many bricks on the order.” He told dad then that the profits that we’ll make on this
building is that brick that we didn’t have to buy.

After dad retired from the cigar box business in 1929, he made his income lending money on houses and
mortgages. J.E. Hull ran a real estate and insurance office. They were good friends. Hull would all the
time switch people over to dad if they needed some money in order to buy a house.

| think they got cigar boxes out of Davenport after my dad quit making them. I’m pretty sure that’s
where they got them.

That McKee and Marks cigar factory changed hands two or three different times. McKee and Marks is
the way that | remember it. There was a McKee and Potter cigar factory. That building is located where
Sherman Williams paint store is now (119 W. 2™ St.). It went clear to the alley.

Julius Fecht was located on South Jefferson Street before moving to the building on Main Street. The
south side of the building where the nightclub is now. The loading dock back there, you couldn’t get into
the building off the ground. You had to walk around to the front. You could put boxes up on the dock
when you delivered, but you couldn’t get in yourself. The dock was too high.

| can remember old Julius Fecht. He got a new shipment of tobacco in. It was down in the basement.
Somebody went down and got the case opened up for him. Julius Fecht broke one of those bunches. |
think it was the wrappers that they wrapped the cigars in. He came upstairs, there. He had the leaf all
stretched out. He held it up and took a match to it down here. He watched that thing just ease across
and burn clear up there. That’s the way he could judge tobacco — by the smell and the way it would
burn.

Julius Fecht used to import his own tobacco from Cuba. They had certain stuff growing down there that
you couldn’t get locally in this country. The better tobaccos all came from Cuba. Not all of it, but the
biggest share of it. All your good cigars were Cuban tobacco. The “Three Star” cigar of Julius Fecht was
the biggest brand in town.

Bernhardt Diehn was born February 11, 1907 and died at age 96 on March 11, 2003. His wife, Ruth, was
born July 30, 1909 and died on October 27, 2000 aged 91.

eeewA — Bernhardt H.
: . . , 96, formerly of 113 S.
(Interview conducted on November 1, 1989 by Tom Quinn, president of the Cooper died March 11, 2003, in

Wapello County Historical Society.) Ottumwa.
Services are pending at
Robertson-Jay Funeral Home.

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1879 Cigar Factory Employees Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Blunck & Oehlschlager Cigar Factory
Charles S. Bigham
Louis Reis
Charles Watchler

Kingsbaker Brothers Cigar Factory
Paul Amelang
George B. Bohe
John T. Bohe
John Koett
Samuel Loeb
Bernard C. Lubbering
George O. McGlashon
Isaac Swartout, traveling salesman

D. F. Morey cigar factory
Fred Clifton
Charles Miller
Oscar E. Miller
Sylvester S. Snyder

H. L. Waterman cigar factory
Julius Fecht
Herman Kanning
Henry Pallister

People who were listed as cigar makers, but their employer was not listed.
R.A. Bigham
Herman Corning
Joseph Kindall
John A. Silvers

1884 List of People Employed in the Cigar Industry

(Employers were not named in the city directory in 1884.)

Charles Bigham James Bigham George Bohe
John Bohe Del Hendrix John Hickey
Jennie McCullough D. F. Morey Peter Redmond
Thomas Redmond Belle Rice Frank Rusch
Frederick Sartor S.S. Snyder John Stark, Jr.
Jennie Tarleton William E. Utecht Myra Dawson

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1886 List of People Employed in the Cigar Industry

Charles Bigham
George B. Bohe
Joe Davis

Joe Lunkley
William Nellison
P. J. Redmond
Frank Rusch
Jennie Tarleton

Robert Bigham
Jacob Boneeau

Fred Ehrmann
Jennie McCullough
Charles Olluch
Thomas E. Redmond
John M. Stark

W. A. Utecht

Jesse Black
Maggie Crowley
George Fritz
Joe Maschek
Otto Ott

John Redmond
James Starks

1890 Cigar Factory Employees Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Charles Fishback
Robert Bigham
John Bliley

John Bohe

Mack Burns

Miss Ella Clark
David Crawford
James Davis
John Doherty
John Dugan

Fred Ehrmann
Miss N.J. French
Miss Kate Gilland
A. C. Graves

John Hart

Levi Holland
William Joseph
W.S. Leas

Miss Mary McCullough
Henry Maschek
D. F. Morey, owner
Thomas Morgan
Joseph O’Connell
Otto Ott

Thomas Pallister
Peter Redmond
Thomas Riordan
J. Sessinger

Miss Alice Shodat
L. W. Sisson

F. Stark

Tim Sullivan

Miss Kate Talbert
William E. Utecht

Charles Bigham
Fred Bills

Ed Bohe

Brady Hugh

John Bowles

Miss Eva Coday
Mich Cunningham
William Decker

P. B. Donigan

Pat Dugan
William Evans
John Gibbons
John Glenn

T. J. Graves

Miss Minnie Hatch
William Holmes
August Kehm
James A. Lutz
James McDill
Joseph Maschek
lra Myers, owner
Charles Nord
Mike O’Gara
Henry Pallister
Samuel Parker

F. J. Riley

Andy Rush

John Sessinger
Miss Mary Shodat
Miss Amelia Smith
J. M. Stark
Thomas Sumner
C. E. Turk

Miss Mattie Walker

James Bigham

Bert Bills

George Bohe
William Broich

C. S. Cade

William Coyne

C. F. Daggett

Miss Kate Deidrick
Miss Maggie Dougherty
James H. Dwight
Miss Mary Ford
Mike Gibbons

T. M. Goldsberry
Thomas Grebby

W. A. Hendricks

E. P. Hommowun
William Larson
Miss Jennie McCullough
Elmer McGee
James Montague
Miss M. 1. Morgan
Miss Minnie Nord
George O’Malley
John Pallister
Frank Pearson
James Riordan
Samuel Loeb

John Setchell
Charles Simmons
Miss Emma C. Smith
L. F. Stark

Robert Tadlock

C. M. Turpin

Miss Lillie Williiams

290

1892 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Mrs. Luella Ades

J. D. Ball

Tobias Bigham
Nellie Birchell

Ed Bohe

John Bohe, foreman
P. E. Burnabee
Edward Clark

Fred Clifton

Ida Coday

Miss Katie Doggett
Miss Mattie Enyard
Daniel Findlay
Katie Gillian
Thomas R. Grebby
Miss Cora Haines
Alice Hendricks
Andrew Koett
Frank Lunkley
Blanche McCullums
Tim Murphy

Mary Nord

Joe O'Connell

Otto Ott

Ed Purnell

Pat Quinlan

Frank Rusch

Bert Shamp

Miss Amelia Smith
Frank Stark
Clarence Turk
William Utecht
Sarah Walker

John Alderdice
Katie Bennett
Frederic Bills
John Bliley, Jr.
Frank Bohe
William Broich
Anthony Canny
Elva Clark

Annie Coday

C. F. Daggett

J. E. Dougherty
Frank Erbacher
William Findlay
John Glenn
Selma Gustavison
Miss Ida Haines
Irving Hendricks
Miss Carrie Logan
Joseph Lutz

M. McKay

B. D. Nichols

T. F. Norfolk
Charles O’ Malley
Miss L. Overman
Bridget Quinlan
Thomas Reardon
Dora Schwartz
Charles Simmons
Nettie Smith
Thomas Sumner
C. M. Turpin
Alma Vincent
Miss Lizzie Whalen

Miss Molly Alderdice
Daisy Bigham

Bert Bills

Miss Minnie Bock
George Bohe, foreman
Vernon Brooks

Miss Annie Canny
Eva Clark

Eva Coday

Joseph Davis

Miss Maggie Dougherty
Mirs. Eslinger

William Garlinghouse
T. M. Goldsberry

T. M. Guthrie

Miss Stella Haynes
Jerry Kaley

Albert Lunkley

Miss Clara McCartney
J. Maschek

Charles Nord

Bert O’Connell

Grace Orr

Frank Pierson

Mary Quinlan

Fred Rohr

Bessie Shamp

L.W. Sisson

Lew Stark

Emil Swanson

C. B. Ullrich

Hattie Walker

291

1901 Cigar Factory Employees Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

P. Amelang Cigar Co.

Paul A. Amelang, owner

C. V. Clark Cigar Co.

Charles V. Clark, owner

Julius Fecht Cigar Co.

Harry L. Ayres

Miss Lora M. Carpenter
Miss Lucy Elliott

Miss Agnes Griffin

Miss Daisy Hannon
Miss Loula Johnson
James H. Mclintire

Miss Louie Moore

Miss Nellie O’Neill
Charles Turpin

Miss Harriet E. Walker, packer
Miss Myrtle White

Findlay Cigar Co.

Andrew E. Findlay, manager

F. J. Graves & Son Cigar Co.

Fred A. Bills, foreman
Willis A. Graves

W. A. Hendricks Cigar Co.

William A. Hendricks, owner

Higdon Cigar Co.

Miss Mamie Coday
Charles B. Higdon

Miss Maude Brown

William H. Coyan

Miss Mattie Enyart

Miss Cora Haines

Joseph W. Hedrick, trav. agent
Miss Fannie Knox

William C. McKee, bookkeeper
William Newnam, trav. agent
Miss Clara Peters

Cyrus Turpin, foreman

Miss Nora M. Walker

Miss Ella M. Foreman
Walter A. Simmons, salesman

Miss Maggie Crowley
Ottis P. Higdon

Miss Hilma Carlson

Miss Vesta Dubbert

Miss Edith Freitag

Omer S. Haines

George Herman, trav. agent
Miss Anna McBride

Miss Lettie McMullen, packer
Miss Constance Nicklin
Miss Bridget Quinlan

Miss Alma Vinson

Miss Mollie W. Warman

Frank J. Graves, owner

Miss Ella Higdon
Miss Maggie Nash

292

Mc Kee & Potter Cigar Co.

Miss Mayme Baker
Bert Bohe

Addison Deeds

Miss Myrtle Hooyer
George Potter, owner

Morey & Myers Cigar Co.

Frank Baird

George W. Bullock, bookkeeper
Miss Stella Kendall

Daniel F. Morey, president
Lloyd Stoops

T. S. Neville & Co.

Miss Josie Coday
Thomas S. Neville, owner

Norfolk Brothers Cigar Co.

Harry Norfolk, manager

Ostdiek Cigar Co.

Mrs. Annabel Arnold

Hugh Doran, vice president
Christopher W. Ostdiek
Miss Katie Schmidt

Pallister Brothers Cigar Co.

Miss Belle Arnold

Miss Alice Drake

Miss Myrtle Hobbs

Henry W. King, bookkeeper
John A. Pallister, owner
Miss Margaret Tarleton

T. Sumner Cigar Co.

Thomas Sumner, owner

Miss Nellie Baker
George B. Bohe, foreman
Miss Ethel Deems

Frank D. McKee, owner
J. Herbert Schamp

Miss lva Baird

Peter M. Curran

Miss Viola Kendall

lra A. Myers, secretary
William Utecht

Perry Conder

Miss Ella Cain

A. L. Kuttnauer, sec.

Harry G. Ostdiek, foreman
Herman Schroeder

William J. Blount

Jesse G. Ferguson

Miss Della Johnson

Oscar Lindholm

Thomas A. Pallister, owner
Thomas B. Trotter, trav. agent

Miss Maude Bell

Miles Crawford

Ernest H. Ferguson

C. Frank Peters, trav. agent
Fred A. Zaubitzer

Miss Stella Baird

Michael J. Gibbson

Frank A. Linborg, trav. agent
R. Lee Stentz, trav. agent

Elmer Elliott

Mirs. Edith Coyan
Mirs. Lena McLaughlin
Herman J. Ostdiek, president

Findlay Douglas

Miss Loat Haines

Mrs. Victoria Johnson, clerk
William Orr

W. Henry Pallister, owner
John Vachon, clerk

293

Union Cigar Co.

Fritz A. Enrmann, owner

Wapello Cigar Co.

Miss Jennie Barbour

Alfred E. Fecht, clerk

Miss Maude Holt

Miss Sarah M. McMillan, packer
Henry Schwartz

Wizard Cigar Co.

James W. Rector

C. H. Younkin Cigar Co.

George P. Ehrmann

Miss Kate Blake

Emil Fecht, owner
Frank Lewis, foreman
Harry Quinlan

Miss Inez Scott

Queeney & Souders, owners

Employers not listed in City Directory

Benjamin F. Alderdice
Jesse S. Andrews
Miss Bertha Berry
George A. Bliley
William Broich

Miss Rose P. Chase
Eck Coleman

Joseph E. Davis

Miss Maud DeValt
Miss Katie Doogan
Miss Emma Drake
Miss Maggie Gallagher, packer
Miss Anna B. Gortner
Miss Margaret M. Harris
Miss Bertha Huffman
Miss Floy Jennings
Miss Millie Johnson
Jeremiah Kaley

Miss Emma Ketcham
Miss Nora Ketcham
Miss Bertha Leavell
Edward Lewis

Joseph McBride

Miss Jenny McConkey
Miss May McCullough

Charles Alderdice
Joseph D. Ball
Charles Bigham

John E. Bliley

Miss Mamie Byrnes
Miss Alice Chodat
David Crawford

Louis Davis

Miss Julia Doggett
Miss Mamie Doogan
Douglas A. Findlay
Miss Ethel Gibbson

J. Lester Gossage
Charles D. Heavrin
Miss Edith Huffman
Miss Katie Johnson
Miss Nellie Johnson
Miss Maggie Kelleher
Miss Etta Ketcham
Miss Edna M. Kleinert
Miss Ethel Leonard
Miss Selma Lindholm
Miss Mary McCaffery
Miss Lillian McConkey
Miss Julia McGarrity

Charles Wachtler

Miss Rena Coday

Miss Clara Harsin

Elmer L. McGee

Alonzo F. Schenck, trav. agent

John Alderdice

Miss Ann Barry

Bert Bills

John T. Bohe
Anthony P. Canny
Miss Marie Chodat
James Davis

Albert DeValt

John E. Doherty
Miss Nellie Doyle
John Fisher

Miss Laura Gibbson
Chauncey A. Graves
Miss Mabel Hooyer
Miss Janette Hughes
Miss Lulu Johnson
Mrs. Bessie Jones
Miss Della Kendall
Miss Ilda Ketcham
Oliver T. Leach

Miss Grace E. Leonard
Frank Lunkley

Miss Ella McConkey
Miss Jennie McCullough
John F. Madden

294

Cordell Martin

Mrs. Carrie Moffit
Miss Theresa Muldoon
Miss Selma V. Nora
J. Edward Parnell
William Potter, Jr.
Frank Ramey

Miss Minnie Ray
Joseph Sauer

Miss Minnie Scott
Charles E. Streeby
Oscar G. Swenson
Miss Ethel Trent
Miss Nina E. Westfall

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory

Miss Louise Deitrich
Charles J. Hahn

Potter Bros. Cigar Factory

Henry Glenn

Griffin B. Melick
Miss Catherine Muldoon
Harry F. Nicklin

J. Floyd Orr

Frank A. Pearson
Perry Quinlan

Miss Ida Ray
Charles A. Riggle
Miss Bertha Schenck
Miss Mary Smith
Miss Norah Sullivan
Miss Jennie Tarleton
Miss Cora Wells
Miss Maggie Wilson

August Diehn, owner
Miss Flora Stocker

“| Afieg Eva Sherman, 110 North Davis |

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'| Kee and Potter's cleor factory

Ottumwa Evening Democrat,
November 14, 1904

Thomas Mills

Miss Mary Muldoon
Charles W. Nord
Otto Ott

Carl V. Polson

J. Bernard Quinn
Miss Louise Ray
Miss Ellen Rimmer
Miss Edna Schenck
Mark Stancer

Lee E. Swanson
Arley Tragord

Miss Fay M. Westfall
Miss Bessie Wright

George D. Gessley
Miss Margaret E. Stocker

295

1910 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Oscar F. Ehrmann
Charles E. Finley

Elroy Pottoroff

William Ramey

John Aldenbruck

Mrs. Sarah Alderdice
Miss Anna Allen

Miss Orpha Allender
Miss Hilda Anderson
Jesse H. Andrew

Miss Martha Arnold
Miss Nora Baker

Miss Helen Bartley
Miss Theresa M. Barton
Miss Emma Berry

Miss Ora A. Bissell

S. Iber Bloomgren

Miss Mabel G. Boggs
Alva Bowman

Miss Irene Broich
Charles Brown

Miss Bessie E. Buckner
Miss Ora Busell

Miss Ella Byrnes
Chester Carmen

Miss Alice Chodat
Robert Claypool

Miss Nora Coday

Miss Margaret Conroy
Miss Mammie B. Copple
Miss Nora Coughlin
Miss Margaret Crowley
Miss Lola C. Davis
Clifford S. De Wein

Lee G. Doherty

Miss Sarah Downey
Miss L. May Dyer
Elmer X. Elliott

Walter Erbacher
Jeremiah Ferguson
Grover Findlay

Miss Marguerite C. Foxx
Miss Clara L. Freitag
Miss Dessie M. Galey
Miss Maymie Gallagher
Miss Lena Gayer

Carl Ehrmann

Douglas A. Findlay

Earl Preston

Frank J. Stark

Frank Alderdice
William Alderdice
Calvin Allender
Stephen Allender

Mirs. Ida Anderson
Russell Applegate
Harry L. Ayers

Miss Electa Bales

Miss Margaret J. Bartley
Miss Florence Bay

Bert N. Bills

Miss Cora Blanchard
Miss Gladys E. Blount
Bert G. Bohe

F. William Broich

Miss Ida Brooks

Fred L. Bruchman
George W. Bullock
Clyde C. Bush

Miss Lizzie Byrnes

Miss Ethel M. Chadwick
C. Roscoe Clair

Miss Anna Clifford

Alex Coleman

Miss Bertha H. Cooper
Miss Elizabeth Corrigan
Miss K. Rena Crimmons
Mrs. Mamie Cunningham
Miss Madge E. Davis
Miss Hazel Dickerson
Miss Florence Doran
Miss Nellie Doyle

Carl W. Ehrmann

Miss Lucile M. Elliott
James M. Feely

Jesse G. Ferguson
Charles E. Findlay

Miss Marry E. Foxx
Miss Rose Galentine
Miss Dorothea Gallagher
Thomas L. Gallagher
John D. Gibbons

John C. Fisher

Martin A. McKay
Pearl Preston

John J. Stark

John E. Alderdice
Miss Julia Alderson
Edward Allender
Miss Clara Anderson
Miss Edith Anderson
William L. Applegate
Frank L. Baird

Miss Blanche Bartley
C. Earl Barton

Ross Beeler

Fred A. Bills

Miss Grace Bland
Guy Boggs

John T. Bohe

Miss Gertrude Broich
Miss Laura Brooks
Miss Emma M. Bruns
Miss Jewel M. Burton
William B. Byers
Edgar L. Caldwell
Miss M. Gladys Chadwick
Miss Cleo S. Clark
Miss Nellie Coday
Perry Conder

Miss Lillian R. Copple
Miss Mary Corrigan
Miss Albertine Crone
Joseph E. Davis

Miss Lorelle Derenberger
John C. Doherty
Thomas B. Dougherty
Miss Allie S. Drake
George P. Ehrmann
Ralph W. Ellis

Ernest H. Ferguson
Douglas A. Findlay
Miss Marie H. Fogelsong
Miss Anna D. Francis
Miss Bonnie D. Galey
Miss Grace T. Gallagher
Clarence Galpin
Michael J. Gibbons

296

Thomas A. Gibbons
Henry J. Gossage
Ralph C. Grammar
Omar S. Haines

Miss Henrietta Hawks
William A. Hendricks
Charles Holderman
Verna E. Honn

Miss M. Bernice Hughs
Miss Kate J. Johnson
Miss Nellie Johnson
Mirs. Myrtle Kendall
Miss Emma Ketcham
Mirs. Della King

Miss Cora M. Kline
Miss Pearl Knight
Harry A. Lawson

Miss Hazel Lazalier
Miss Mary Leonard
Miss Clara A. Lindquist
Miss Emily Lumsdon
Reuben G. Lundgren
Miss Katherine McCafferty
Miss Bessie McDavitt
Daniel McHugh

Miss Mabel McMaster
Miss Nellie Madden
Miss Isal Martin

Frank Miller

Miss Beulah Moss

Leo Murray

Joseph Myers

Bart O’Connell
William W. Orr

Miss Edna Overturf
Clark Phillips

Miss Beulah Postlewait
Benjamin Quinn

Miss Alice R. Roarty
Miss M. Maude Rubert
Miss Anna Sandbo
Lora E. Sayles

Miss Kate E. Schmidt
Mamie Simmons

Miss Elsie Springer
Joseph Stein

Miss Etta M. Stokes
Clyde E. Sullivan

Douglas Gossage

J. Lester Gossage

Mrs. Myrtle Gross
Miss Myrtle Hamersley
William Heather

John B. Herber

Mrs. Nellie Holderman
Miss Blanche Hourihan
Miss Madge P. Jennings
Miss Laura A. Johnson
Miss Belle Jones

Miss Elizabeth Kerns
Miss Etta Ketcham
Henry W. King

Miss Marie Kline

Miss Ethel Lang

Jay Lawson

Miss Ruth Lazalier
Harry C. Lindell

Miss Bessie Louderback
Fred Lumsdon

Henry B. McBride

Miss Isabelle McDavitt
James McKaig

Miss Ruby McQuinn
Samuel N. Monro
Miss Mabel Matthews
Mrs. Mary Monroe
Daniel Mullen

Miss Edna Musselman
Miss Nellie Ninemires
Oscar Olson

Herman A. Ostdiek

J. Edward Parnell

Mrs. Eva Pierce

Miss Edith Postlewait
William Ramey

Miss Helen Roarty
William Rupe

Miss Anna Savage
Alonzo Schanck

John L. Schwartz

Miss Eva M. Skinner
Carl H. Spry

Miss Ida M. Steward
Miss Pearl A. Stokes
Miss Alma Swanson

Grover C. Gossage

Miss Stella Goudy

Miss Myrtle R. Gustavison
Miss Daisy Hannon
Charles D. Heavrin

Miss Allie Hill

Miss Jessie M. Holman
William A. House

Miss Elizabeth Johnson
Lawrence W. Johnson
Miss Golden I. Kendall
Miss Ella Kessler

Fred Ketcham

Raymond S. Kleinman
Miss Millie Klinger

Miss Lena Lang

Verner C. Lawson

Jacob C. Leavell

John T. Lindholm

Miss Celia Lumsdon
Ernest E. Lundgren

Miss Agness A. McCafferty
Allen McConkey

Elmer L. McGee

Frank D. McKee

John F. Madden

Miss Elsie Martin

Miss Phoebe M. Middleton
Charles Mosier

Miss Nellie Mullen

Miss Ester Musselman
Charles W. Nord

Floyd J. Orr

Otto C. Ott

Leo M. Payne

C. Victor Pohlson
Chester Preston

Miss Gertrude Reynolds
Fred A. Rosen

Elmer J. Ryan

Abraham Sax

Miss Ellen C. Schmidt
Coy C. Sherman

Harry J. Sloan

W. Myrtle Starns
Herman Stirneman
Charles E. Streeby

Miss Hannah M. Swanson

297

Lee Swanson

Miss Lurene Swenson
Artemas D. Taylor
Miss Goldie F. Fozer
Thomas B. Trotter
George E. Twedell
Charles E. Underwood
John B. Vanderlinden
Miss Alma Vinson
Miss Annie E. Welch
Miss Alice Williamson
Miss Mamie Wren
Miss Carrie L. Wyatt
Miss Theresa Zaubitzer

John J. Sweeney
Miss Jennie Tarleton
Everett L. Taylor
Lloyd E. Tozer

Miss Lillian Trump
Mirs. Maude Twedell
William E. Utecht
Lino Vega

Miss Emma K.A. Wagner
Mirs. Birdie Whipple
Miss Etta Wilmoth
Miss Sadie Wrenn
Fred Zaubitzer

Leo Sweeney

Miss Margaret Tarleton
Miss Cora Thompson
Thomas R. Trainor
Cyrus M. Turpin
Ralph Twedell

John Vachon

Albert O. Vickroy
Miss Mollie Warman
Miss Pearl Williams
Miss Kate Wren
William A. Wright
Miss Irene Zaubitzer

298

1920 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the U.S. Census

Coy Sherman
Lawrence Moore
Will H. Allerdice
Pearl R. Preston
Mina Hartley
Bert Chapman
Mabel Pearl
Nellie McShane
Minta G. Mardock
Rose M. Conner
Alma Simmerman
Alma Johnson
Feare Pottorff
Blanche Bartley
Daisy Rodibaugh
Pearl Stevens
Lewis F. Stark

H. Higgins
Michael Gibbons
Catherine Drake
John E. Doherty
Mable Arvidson
Lola Davis

Perry Conder
Cecile Penrod
Mary R. Snooks
Nora Montgomery
R. C. Lynn

Ernest Tidball
Kathryn Meyer
Earl Beddow
Ruth Kepler
Margarete Ellen Ware
Myrtle Randall
Nannie Means
Thomas Dyer
Ethen Menge
Lillian Penrod
Elizabeth Anderson
Mildred Langford
John F. Midden
Gladys Campbell
Emma Ketcham
Madaline Orman
Charles |. Heavim
Leonard Vanrees

Audrey Best
Teresa Hein
Mary Turdell
Hazel Arman
Anna Renolds
Hazel Bedell
John Greenwood
Emil Fecht - manager
Edith Coyne
Margaret Watts
Fred Ketcham
John Sweeney

Jo Lin Vethorn
Nettie Hicks
Willis A. Graves
Mollie Warman
Dorothy M Dickerson
Tom J. Mohler
Pauline M. Sloan
Lizzie M. E. Jones
Mary McCarney
Vadis Le

Hazel D. Skinner
Bernice Hughes
William Wilson
Elizabeth Downey
Ena Birkstrom
Hazel Reynolds
Lena M. Houston
Mable Frazier
Edith Carr

Harry F. Flactiff
Lloyd Schaub

Joe Davis

Maude Huston
Vesta McMillen
Dan A. Findley
Gladys M. Stoops
Charles Nord
Harry Ayers
Mary Bailey
Anna McCoy
James M. Mclintire
Ernest Nord
Minnie Davis
Mary E. Orman

Rena Deitch

Neal F. Troubaugh
Frank Brough
Columbus Smith
Elnora Whipple
John Fisher
Marion C. Turpin
Helen F. Bloom
Mearl McCoy
Dorathea J. Griffioen
Margret Harman
Sylvia Bedwell
Lola Walkin

Hazel O’Conner
Alma Wickham
Raymond p. Kleinman
Della A. Taylor
William H. Taylor
Herman H. Meyer
Goldie Bommer
John T. Bohe — owner
Bernice Lowe
William Orr

Edith Robertson
Letha M. Lawson
Thelma K. Bloom
Katherine Clinton
Roy Turpin
Margret H. Kelley
Sarah Palmer
Gladys Yoder
Kate Johnson
Edna M. Daniels
Clarence Joseph
Ella B. Hall

R. J. Claypool
Vallie Snyder

Leo Doherty

John R. Murdock
Marian Nord
Mabel Pierce
William Coyne
Ellen Berry
Homer Haines
Mildred Hubbartt
Nora Blissard

299

Lawerence Glenn
Cora Vinyard
James J. McMonigle
Guy Boggs
Samuel N. Maure
Francis Greeley
Florance Damer
Elma Worrell
Margaret Barnes
Etta Ketcham
Gertrude Griffioen
Joseph F. Orr
Clarence Galpin
Lulu Loots

Leola Statin
Maude Dyer

Ruth Lane
Albertina T. Crone
Amis Dixson
Charles Sewerd
Wayne Hughes
Edward Howell
Majory F. Irvin
Edward Aspenwall
Jennie Huffartt
William Hendricks
Floyd L. Puttoff
George Hamilton
Percy E. Whitney
Elvine Crumes
Bertine Notta
Elnora Triska

Fay F. Lawson
Ethel Sweet
Clifford S. Dewein
Harry Joseph

Mae Ehrman
John Vachon
Edna Drake
Geneve Huddelston
James A. Riordan
Mary Coffman
Garnet Shreeve
Effie Counterman
Lula L. Watts
Willma Carruthers
Grace Vanrees
Reeta Bartley
Elsie E. Oarin

Ida Wardlow
Lester E. Wilkinson
Grace Obrien
Etta Morton
George Ehrmann
Ahma Talbott
Henry A. Lawson
Velma Thompson
Della M. Morrill
Ethel McSporen
Louise Brodbeck
Walter R. Tozer
Edward C. Reed
Lula Davis

Opal G. Reed
Logan McKee
Harry F. Sloan
Grace Whipple
John Ramey
Cordie Conley
Carl Ehrmann
Ruth Swanson
Myrtle Swanson

Opal Bartley
Charles Finley
Euguene Coldwell
Clara F. Schwartz
Myrtle W. Gustaveson
George Bullock
Etta Morton

John Gibbons
Anna Ziegler
Glatha Hendricks
Ola Harlan

Nellie Cody
George Gessley
Clara Lindquist
Blanche Yates
Fred R. Yoder
Winnifred Penrod
Andrew Sanders
James H. Mclintire
Zella Bland

Ellisa Johnson
Oliver T. Leach
Anna Hicks
Teresa E. Riley
Ester Anderson
James Palmer

R. A. Rainbow
Ethel Selix

Freda McMillan
Nina Davis

Vivian |. Nation
Cora Callahan

A. Joseph

Flora M. Sweet
Teresa B. Martin

300

1922 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

McKee and Marks Cigar Factory

Wm. H. Alderdice
Peal Armstrong
Carl Berry

Zella Bland
Monroe O. Clark
Elizabeth Downey
Minnie Garr

Edith Hazen

Ruth Higdon
Kathryn J. Johnson
Raymond Kleinman
Verne Louderbach
Mrs. Florence McPherson
Mirs. Daisy Marsh
James Murray
Isabelle Nation
Herman A. Ostdiek
Ross A. Rainbow
Edward C. Reed
Mrs. Edith Robertson
Harry J. Sloan
Carroll Swanson
Isabelle Watts
Lester E. Wilkinson

Jesse H. Andrew

Mrs. Mildred Ashmen
Ollie Bigham

John E. Bliley

Carl Clinton

Maude Dyer

Francis Greeley

Mrs. Vernella Hazen
Bernice Hughs

Carl Kendall

Elsie Louderbach
Jesse McBee

Mirs. Thelma McSparen
Thomas J. Mohler
Leo Murray

Mirs. Welthy Nichell
Mrs. Sadie Palmer
Frank Ramey

Mrs. Nettie Reisch
Mirs. Ida Sands

James Soderman

Roy Turpin

Mrs. Nina E. Wheeler
Courtney W. Williams

Harry Andrews

Ross Beeler

Mrs. Thelma Bish
William Broich

Mabel Daniels
Maude Flactiff

Mrs. Emma Harlan
Theresa Hein

Wayne C. Hughes
Mary Kent

Florence Louderbach
Frank D. McKee, president
John F. Madden, foreman
John Murdock

Alice Nation

Hazel Orman

Anna Pearson
Anabelle Randall
David Richards

Clara F. Schwartz
Albert L. Swanson
Marie M. Van Buskirk
Clyde A. Wilkinson
Katherine Wrenn

1922 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Julius Fecht Cigar Factory

Mrs. Wilma Allender
Madge Belger

Alice A. Chodat
Joseph E. Davis
Mrs. Rena Deitch
Nellie M. Doyle
Julius Fecht, owner
Lawrence Glynn
Mrs. Linnie Houston
Robert C. Lynn
Margaret O’Brien
Nellie B. Orman

Earl R. Preston
Andrew Sauders
Coy C. Sherman

Mirs. Ellen Barry
Mirs. Eva Bollinger
Mirs. Edith Coyan
Lewis Davis

Mrs. Cordelia Derenberger
George P. Ehrmann
Pearl George

Mirs. Fanny Heslin
Mrs. Viva Lester
Mrs. Anna McCoy
Madeline Orman
Otto Ott

Mrs. May Preston
W. Otto Sayles

Mrs. Ardeth Simmer

Mirs. Mayme Baskell
Bert H. Chapman
William H. Coyan
Nina J. Davis

Thomas B. Dougherty
Emil J. Fecht, manager
Michael G. Gibbons
Mabel Hicks

John T. Lindholm
Madeline Madigan
Mrs. Marie Orman
James E. Parnell

Purl P. Preston

Mrs. Mary E. Scott
Mirs. Mary Smith

301

Mirs. Mary A. Snook
Margaret E. Tarleton
Mrs. Mollie Wareman

Mirs. Alice Sweeney
Anna Vaughn

John J. Sweeney
Ilda Wardlow

1922 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

George Potter and Brother Cigar Factory

Mrs. Ida Anderson

Amos J. Dixon

Nina L. Hartley

Cora E. King

Phoebe M. Madison

Mrs. Emma Parlee
William Potter, Jr., owner
Frances Saunders

Elsie Simmer

Ralph Twedell

Edward J. Beaver
Mrs. Eva Farrington
Mrs. Cora Huggins
Marie E. Kline
Vivian Nation
Harold Parlee

John Ramey

Hazel Skinner
Thomas Summer
Lino Vega

Helen E. Bloom

Daisy Harmon
Gertrude Johnston

Floy McKay

Floyd Orr

George Potter, owner
Mrs. Florence Ruckman
Charles E. Streeby

Mrs. Flora Sweet

1922 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Pallister Brothers Cigar Factory

Nellie Bailey

Cecil Bigham
Blanche E. Blount
Mirs. Faye Carlson
Minda Ethridge
Freda Goodwin
Mary A. Hulsebus
Henry W. King
Daisy Lauderbeck
Roy A. Masmar
Mrs. Manta Murray
Thomas A. Pallister, owner
Mabel Parker

Julia Shelton

Bessie Snell
Mildred Spilman
Lilian Trump

Fred R. Yodder

Earl Beddow

Mrs. Goldie Black
Nellie Bullock

Effie Counterman
Jesse G. Ferguson
Reva Goodwin

W. Arthur Humiston
Ula Kitterman
Grace Lester

Nellie Miller
Bertine Notta
William H. Pallister, owner
Theresa Pottorff
Alma Simmerman
Mrs. Lulu Soots
Lloyd Tozer

John V. Vachon
Gladys Yodder

Mrs. Hazel Bedell
Guy E. Black

Mrs. Edna Carlson
Minnie De Ford

R. Jerry Ferguson
S. Duglas Gossage
Elizabeth M. Jones
Bessie Lauderbeck
Mary McCarney
Edward Murray
Mary A. Notta
Cecile M. Palmer
Mrs. Waneta Reed
Mrs. Glenn Smith
Harold Spillman
Thomas B. Trotter
Eleanor Whipple
Theresa Zaubitzer

302

1922 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

W. A. Graves Cigar Factory

Gladys Brouhard Jesse F. Canfield Everett A. Chadwick

Bert Clark Robert J. Claypool Perry Conder

Joye Crooks Mirs. Flora Erb A. Daniel Findlay, manager
Douglas A. Findlay Mirs. Gladys Findlay Johny D. Gibbons

Willis A. Graves, owner Sylvia Grear Omer S. Haines

Earl E. Jones William E. Joseph Noah Kaufman

Emma Ketchum Clara D. Lindquist Laura Mahaffey

Marcine Martin Anna O’Brien C. Victor Pohlson

Clay Pool Mirs. Nettie Sloan Harold Taylor

Cyrus M. Turpin Lola Warrick Margaret Watts

Frederick J. Zaubitzer

1922 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Hendricks and Overturf Cigar Factory

Alice Berry Theodore Eaton William A. Hendricks, manager
Oliver T. Leach Beryl L. Overturf Henry F. Overturf, manager
Alma Wickham

1922 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory
Robert E. Jarvis Cigar Factory

No employees are listed in Ottumwa City Directory.

1922 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory
William E. Utecht Cigar Factory

No employees are listed in Ottumwa City Directory.

1922 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Miscellaneous cigar workers listed in City Director, but no employer listed.

James F. Orr
James B. Quinn
Aretemus D. Taylor

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1922 Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory Employees as Listed in the City Directory

Ethel Davis August Diehn, owner lrene Fiedler
Mirs. Margaret Findlay, forelady George Gersley, foreman Della Lee
Anna M. Schwartz Marie Schwartz Percy E. Whitney

304

1927 Cigar Factory Employees Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Julius Fecht Inc.

Mrs. Margaret Barnes
Mirs. Edith Coyan
Joseph E. Davis

Mrs. Della Derenberger
Maude Dyer

Mirs. Violet Lester
Mrs. Anna McCoy
Hazel |. Millard

Clark Phillips

Mary J. Preston
Mabel M. Shields
Mollie Worman

W. A. Graves Cigar Co.

Jesse H. Andrew
Eva Brady

Mrs. Florence A. Erb
John D. Gibbons
Mrs. Emma Hasty
George Miller
James J. Murray
Herman A. Ostdiek
Maureine Powers
Harry J. Sloan
Albert Von Trott, foreman
Fred R. Yoder

W. A. Hendricks Cigar Co.

William A. Hendricks, owner

Frank Lewis Cigar Co.

Anthony P. Canny
Mrs. Margaret McDermott

Pallister Brothers Cigar Co.

Thomas A. Pallister, owner

Ellen Barry
William Coyan
Lewis Davis

Mrs. Grace Dixon
Lena Houston
John T. Lindholm
James H. MclIntire, president
Margaret O’Brien
Francis Phillips
Jake Ruffing
Andy Souders

John E. Bliley
William Broich
Lillian Erb

Mike Gibbons
Hazel Kendall
Mrs. Kath Miller
Leo P. Murray
Mrs. Eva Palmer
M. Maude Rubert
Margaret E. Tarleton
Dorothy Warrick
Mrs. Gladys Yoder

Oliver T. Leach

William H. Pallister, owner

Bert H. Chapman
Albertena Crone
Mrs. Rena Deitch
Thomas Doherty
Etta Ketcham
Margaret McCarney
James M. Mclintire
Otto Ott

Earl R. Preston

W. Otto Sayles, sec-treas
Mrs. Esther Swanson

Blanche M. Blount
Nina J. Davis
Edward M. Fritz
Nora Greene
Emma Ketcham
Mrs. Carrie Moffitt
Ada Nation

C. Victor Pohlson
Mrs. Edith Selix
Roy Turpin

Ada Washburn

Frank Lewis, owner

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George Potter and Brother Cigar Co.

Ida Anderson

Pansy Conley

Charles D. Heavirn
lrene McHafney
George Potter, owner
Anna Runnels

James Soderman
Catherine Ullrich

Employers Not Listed

Mirs. Cecil Armstrong
Jesse G. Ferguson
William E. Joseph
John Ramey

Thomas Sumner

Ottumwa Cigar Box Factory

Ethel Davis
Marie Swartz

Edward J. Beaver
Nellie M. Doyle

Mrs. Cora King

Martin A. McKay
William Potter, owner
Elmer J. Ryan

Charles E. Streeby
Lino Vega

Perry Condor
Omer S. Haines
Raymond Kleinman
Jacob Roofing

August Diehn, owner

Monroe O. Clark

Jerry R. Ferguson

Mrs. Hazel McFarland

J. Floyd Orr

Mrs. Florence E. Ruckman
lrene Skinner

Mrs. Emma Turner

Minnie M. DeFord
Gertrude Johnston
John R. Murdock
Coy C. Sherman

George Gessley

306

1935 Cigar Factory Employees as Listed in the Ottumwa City Directory

Julius Fecht, Inc.

Earl H. Apley, salesman Margaret Barnes Bert H. Chapman
Mirs. Edith V. Coyan William H. Coyan Albertina T. Crone
Joseph E. Davis Lewis L. Davis Grace Dixon
Thomas B. Dougherty Maude Dyer, packer Michael J. Gibbons
Mrs. Bernice J. Gott William E. Joseph Opal Kindall, packer
Mrs. Anna M. McCoy Margaret R. O’Brien Earl R. Preston
Mirs. Mary Preston Mirs. Julia Shelton Mirs. Mary Smith
Andy A. Souders Mollie M. Warman Mollie Worman
Potter Cigar Co.
Mirs. Hazel |. Bedell Nellie Doyle Mary J. Kent, stripper
William Potter, manager James Soderman Lino Vega

Frank Lewis Cigar Co.

Frank Lewis

Cigar workers listed in City Directory, but no employer listed

Lewis Davis John D. Gibbons Omer S. Haines
Charles D. Heavrin Emma Ketcham C. Vic Pohlson
Fred J. Zaubitzer

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The Anatomy of a Cigar Box

Cigar boxes back in the days were more than just utilitarian — a place to store cigars. They were also
artistic with pictures of pretty girls and famous people. And lots of color. Most cigar manufacturers
packed 50 cigars in a box. The box, until recent times, was made of wood with labels pasted over it.
Since cigar boxes were to be displayed with the lids open in tobacco shops and taverns, what the
potential customer saw was the inside of the lid as it sat in the display shelf. The cigar manufacturers
tried to make the inside of their cigar boxes brilliant and attractive and appealing.

Labels Inside the Cover/Lid of Cigar Boxes

i eae
ahr ee:
ge Sos
a & c
> 7
3 ”

> OTTUMWA - -- IOWA

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Typically, the outside of the lid was rather plain with perhaps the name of the cigar and the
manufacturer. The inside of the lid got all the glitz. One end of the box usually had a decorative label
while the other end was usually plain. The front panel had a label with the name of the cigar brand and
the manufacturer. The bottom of the cigar box was reserved for the Federal rules and regulations.

All cigar boxes made in the U.S. were required by Federal law to have four things:

1. Federal Tax Stamp — shows that the manufacturer has paid the taxes on the cigars in the box.

2. A Factory Identification number—tells who manufactured the cigars.

3. Caution Notice —to warn people not to reuse the cigar box for cigars again.

4. Tax Class Notices — After 1917 cigars were taxed according to how much they would sell for. The
cigar boxes were required to print the tax class on the box.

The bottom of the cigar box below contains cigars made in lowa (“District, State of lowa”) at factory 20.

Factory 20 is the Julius Fecht Cigar Factory. The caution “Notice” advises people not to reuse cigar boxes
for cigars.

This cigar box held cigars from
Factory No. 175 in the Third District,
State of lowa. That is George Potter &
Brother’s cigar factory.

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The three cigar boxes below show the Federal Tax Stamp. These stamps were usually torn off when
opening the box. Very few survived. The upper right photo is the front of a Little Ben cigar box with the
revenue stamp visible. The “50” on the label indicates that there are 50 cigars in a full box. The lower

right picture is of the top or outside of the lid. This is plain indeed compared to the Little Ben label on
the inside of the box.

Federal Tax Stamp |

The label on the lid of a Pallister Bros. cigar box reads, “copyrighted 1903, by American Lithographic
Company, New York.”

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Shown are two Federal tax stamps. The top one is from 1898. The bottom one is dated 1901. They are
13" long and 1-1/2" wide. They wrap around a cigar box so as to be visible on all four sides.

After 1910, Federal tax stamps were shortened to about 8” long. In 1916, stamps were shortened to 4”
long and wrap only of the top and front of a box.

This is a 1926 Federal tax stamp. The “50” tells how many cigars
are in a box.

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The cigar box below is George Potter Virginia Vall and has the “Tax Class Notice” on it. The cigars in this
box sold for between 6 cents and 8 cents apiece. This helps us date this box. It’s a class B 1917 — 1926
series.

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Here is a Robert Lee cigar box from The John T. Bohe Cigar Factory (Factory 130). This box dates to
about 1925.

The outside/top of the lid.

The end label.

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The bottom of the box with the Caution Notice.
Since the Caution Notice is printed (not pasted) on the bottom of the Robert Lee box, it’s made after 1910.

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Front of the box Tax Class Notice.

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Julius Fecht Cigar Co., Federally Mandated Reporting: Manufacturers of
Tobacco, 1894
Reply of Julius Fecht & Bros., of Ottwnwa, Iowa, manufacturers of
cigars.
(Established in 1884. Capital invested, $20,000. ]

Estimate of cigars made each year ts as follows:

TOR son cecpstesssbcersucedoiens OOOO FBI coctecopuenosceenceueast 800, 000
TOO cccecacccrecsesnavsceearas 400,000 1891...............----------- 1, 000, 000
FAB ocxcncicccatwececcnccacanisdas GMO * MB08 ccc ccankecmedcwmansarindan 1, 200, 000
EEE ERE ES 500,000 1893..........ceeeee ceeece cone 1, 200, 000
To ahsay Gcouaseadecicaeays 600, 000

We did not shorten time or discharge employés in the last two years,
but we increased the force of salesmen, and the expeuse of finding a
market was double. —

We desire the present duties. |

In regard to reducing the rates of duty one-third, it would be neces-
sary to reduce the cost of manufacture just one-third.

The domestic price for good 5-cent cigars is $33 per 1,000, and for
first-class Havana cigars, $60 per 1,000, on all four dates from 1884 to
1894,

Competition has increased.

We desire a specific duty.

We are producing as much as in 1892, but profits are entirely cut out
by increased cost of finding a market and increased losses (decreased
consumption).

Wages have decreased in the past year.

From $500 to $700 will cover the expense of ordinary living; also
paying off mortgage on home.

The present law is all right.

There is a slight decrease in the cost of living.

The decreased ability of the people to buy and smoke cigars makes
hard times for us. General prosperity would remedy this. Stop leg-
islating on the tariff. Leave a good protective feature.

Leaf tobacco is our raw material.

Our goods are luxuries.

We pay no interest.

Immigration is beneficial to us.

Eighty per cent of our labor is skilled.

Reduction of duty on goods must be met by importing them or quit
making them.

We employ 32 people; 10 men, 5 boys, and 17 girls, all above 17 years
of age. Ten hours is a day’s work.

Not many imported cigars are used in this locality.

We do not export.

Wages increased up to July, 1893; since then have slightly declined.
The price of materials is about the same.

Selling prices are about the same as in 1890.

Seventy-five per cent of our tobacco is now produced in this country.

We work a limited amount of Sumatra tobacco, the duty on whichis
$2 per pound, and a great deal of Havana filler, duty, 35 cents per
pound.

People would buy imported cigars in preference to those of domestic
manufacture.

There has not been much change in price, except as to the direct
effect of the reduction of the internal revenue tax.

Leave the present tariff alone. Don’t change it.

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Appendix 1: Cigar Manufacturers in lowa — 1882 with factory number

TOBACCO

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ISS2 15s.

EMBRACING THE NAME, ADDRESS, & Facronry NuMBER oF THE
Cigar & Tosnacco MANUFACTURERS OF THE UNITED STATES
& HAVANA; ALSO THE NAME & ADDRESS OF THE
CIGARETTE ManuracturEens; Irorrers oF HAVANA
& SuMATRA Toraceds © MANUFACTURERS OF
Ciaan Boxrs & LApens, Cicgar & Tosacco
MacHInNERY & Cigar Maknmrs UTENSILS,
IMPORTERS AND MANTIFACTURERS oF
PIPES AND SMOKERS ARTICLES :

INTERNAL REVENUE CULLEC-

TORS, WITH THEIR DISTEICT
NUMBERS & ADDRESSES 5
MANTIFACTURERS & IMPORTERS
or Crear «& Torpacco Flavors.

Dowrstic & Forniecn TAXEs, IMportT «

EXPORT Dotres « A List oF Lear DraLrrs
é& Tornacco WaRrEHousEs & Toracco BRoKkEns
IN THE FROMINENT Toracco MARKETS IX THE
Unsivep STATES; & OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST &

VALUE To THRE Topaccdo TRADE.

Price $32.

POUALISARED AY
THE TRADE MARK REGISTER PUBLISHING CO.
390 & 322 BROADWAY, N.Y.

Digtizes lervacar, 1992 sy nex Traon Mage Reeistke Poewssins (o,j Origine

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ANAMOOSA
td dast. Jones eo, pop. 20

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Kohiman el. bee UBL tonpaeemee Se 0;SR bee
Spacer B. Tesseseu: eae Jie ae “

ATLANTIC
fth dist, Casx ro, pop. 400

Glass A Whittieldi cc .clee sce clas fevers eres
Shields Hobert,....c:cccsnssernec2--sseeaneees

AVOCA
éth diet, Pottwattamie co, pop. 2H

Pollen J. He... .cc cece sees esse eee eee bones

BEDFORD |
Oth dist, Taylor co, pop. BHA)

Frochom A. P. & Co. issceecscecsce seem rn ene

BELLE PLAIN
éth dist, Benten co, pop. TF

Bhimeik W d..

Womachke Jos......-..-. CS aa rere eee

BELLEVUE
Bd dint. Jackron co, pop. 20

AMER RA occa ekapa tikes hie oun

BENTONSPORT
dth dist, Van Buren co, pop. G00

Ward & Fishbeck.... .....c0000.-2--sssesans

GONAPRATE.
dth dist. Van Pinren cu, pop. 7

Afoorwe Bo Ward... ese neeeesescsenrennserieedes

BOONE
gd dist, Eoome co, pop, 4000

Ernetdorf Moi ccsecereeseenees pce cede ena

ERISTOW

Sit diet, Butler co, pop. de

Eariy T. TW a ote ace oi eed elite ie wis aueeeon

BUFFALO
2d dist, Scottco, pop, bad

BURLINGTON
dth dist, Tes Moines co, pop, 3,60)

Banner Hemry.........-.200-+- a euhec el ept ga :

Hraunberger Jobn.........-- apie ienaeMerers
Sas COCN Wa ene epeees 126

Cy Ee Ae, caeceense nee ins

Dempaey W. H. & Oo......02.. 2.0000, ewe
(lo brig! Henry... ....cccscccscseeteticeseaieen

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197) Hagler Contid.esseccesssssseeeeceene 139
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CAMANCHE
1 e ‘il dist, Clinton co, pop. 1900
: Nissley 8. EK... re cesceoreaee

‘CASCADE
dd diet, nbuque co, pop. 108

Kern dohn.. tallies viet buh ee Sata
CEDAR FALLS
Sl dist, Black Hawk co, pop. 420)
Schulse W, F.....--. i dee diaLaa psa

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149 cr E DAR RAPIDS

Sd diet, Linn co, pop. 12,00)

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4! palda Leo J.. viccuiaeuemeee enc
1 Spellman J. L.. 5 ankepelat chancel oe ae

CENTREVILLE
dth diet, Appanosse co, pop, S200
104 | Jehl Jon... on sma sank eT EN an

- HARLES ciTY
aa dist, Flerd co, pop. 2800

a7 Mueller... Fetes oo ee eee

GHARIT TOWN
5th dist, Lucas co, pop. 2200

1G] Harfuer A.. a nin maa dade

Hs CLINTON
Od dist, Clinton oo, pop. TMG

a8 Duell CQ. Te ee eT ee FORO e eee 47
oo Eee winwictiehturk I

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Martens H. H....ccc.cecccsuccecrareres conoee me

COUNCIL BLUFFS
ith dist, Pottawatbamie oo, pop. 22,000

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Boehkoff Bros..
Booth John Piper.
Dateman Jd. Ti.......cccccsesse Be gate
Graham db dachaOtie..secscccsseseesstseensens
Bgber AGG... ec enceesn seers ctabesctaeees ss
Eempuphier W. T......--.-0---ecceescereceneees
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Slyter & Walters........... pire: eae
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CLESTON
fth dict, Union co, pep, 500

Poaraon Carl... 01.200
DAVENPORT
1 dist, Boott co, pop. SLO
Albrecht, Otto & Oo...0.........0-..0... eat ire
Blease & Behr... .cccecse es ivr vivissieet ce
Brandt Mar.........
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. 195 3d diet, Winneshick co, pop. 4000

Gheee: Farry... ci lscm ates nete cep sen eencrsenas OE
DES MOINES

Lee Sth dist, Polk co, State capitel, pop. 28,000
BE BCui bee ty le iso aera eck te sc gsneece a13
Herbach Biro... .ccceccesceceanes See : cb
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Kooker & Co... Beata castentediieoLUsice 191
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DE witt
af dist, Clinton co, pop. 2000

Hubbard Gran. Nu. cccveccueesecaurnass vied bs 4

DIXON
40 dist. Scott co, pop, MM

Heuer & Westplial.............. To eae 127
DUBUQUE
fd diet. Dobuque eo, pop, 40,000
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CIGAR MANUFACTURERS.

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DURANT
J dist. Criar en, trop, Bh

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DYERSVILLE
2 dist. Dubuque co, pop. 2
Hueloele Gy Fh. cccrasoneusssepeaneers anche

ELKADER
20 diak, Clayton eo, pop. 1600

Hlof&onam & Pormal......scceeececeurrancacreseve

FAIRFIELD
4th diet, Jefferson co, pop, S800

pee WHA. & Bro....--.-2... ieee

_ FARMINGTON
4th diet. Vao Dhiren eo, pop, 1600

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soa | aia erty oA eo, Top. a
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wl diet, Pocahontas co, pon i
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FORT MADISON
dth dist. ere, pap. TS

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115 CREENFIELD
a tli dist. Adair co. pop, 1680
Fr Darby John Weues ol om ime eA ame sah A ee mp ots eae ms le ois ie 201

5 CRUNDY CENTRE
na Ml diet. Grundy co, pop. Lan
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Clammer No ceesscccebieees vies

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CUTTENBERG
dM dist. Clayton co, pop. 1760
$5 || Dharrarin : Fs secesnncecascnancel coeae ec eas

Hite 6 .. ines gue sewdecatece deemed akabet eae eee

HAMBURG
q] Sth dint. Fremont co, pop. 4600
Peters John H... ee ee 177
HAMPTON !
as dd dist, Franklin co, pop. 2
Kratosthewill & Olt,......cceccsecnceeeceeeee OGL
INDEPENDENCE
dd cist. Buchanan co, pop. 4800
16) Frank 5. D... bak inemrce ark Se
14 | ey | TW he ea |
| Stout S.. sn ii pe chic ia pa a

1OWA ciTrTY
Ld h1 dist. Johnsen co, pop L400
'Homunz -lohn... Jivcncbetcotesteeie | a
Kramer J. Bessie, aie era 63
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qe | momig Wohin... -. tects weeees IDF
JEFERSON
dd dist. Green co, pop, 209
ceooce 139 | Fretind BmQel sscscicssveeiserssteeccrecees 0
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46h diet. Lae eo, Pop. BGG

Pliwanger F. Poo... ..ccccesceccesececccaceee 118 Bode Theta wis sicici iniatcercee ces OD
Johns Chos........ ee Seer ll ing | Dekhardt Chas.. cdiré ihe twihahelewieeieee age
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hate AO sat ies coves uigkervasicee ee pt eae Josepla... eiweowes hvasveuacaws i
Sehmaleried F. Pos... sseeesseseen ensues Bg as eT ARR eee ae
GARMNAVILLO empter . Se eee

dd dist, Clayton co, pop, 620
Hagensick Jhhn...

TSP PPP PPP PR RPE Pe Be ee ee

CILMAN
Ad diet, Mareliall eo, pop, 1460
Steinvers aman PPR PUR PR RRR ee

Koechling F. A... ae ee
113 | Koerner George.......ccrccscssenseeererees LD
| Leoater SOLD ---<-- ses cceesorvenraerseyerensel
Lowensktein Georpe........cccccartenseecereen Dob
DOS.) Ee Boe ives ceases pean cvctateaeegeeennnnal dil

: aks tea vaneneaene we
‘comune ae
| Bittig CF natn e nen obs coe ene canpten 126.

319

SS i = as

ERORUE, 1s-_

Radsche Eph..... Se eee cea msl! Cee MT. PLEASANT
Reinhald & Bisonhuthiecsessscesssscce 68 See ee Ses eee
Schafer Gere: Sear ace eee Bitkenbach Behmirs....c0cecaeerancceranras 7
Seibert Smite get: rhe } Fehse Pe ee et ae 146
Telitman Brog...c.ccccecsssee Pa Geen as 162 Schlep We He... serecenerersenrs ernest 7
KNOXVILLE wa MT. VERNON
dth dist, Marion co., pop, A5llh eae
Oppenheimer & Co. Boo... ....cce eeeeee 130 ye Re Nae is cHNe. mingane |) 5
| SCATINE
4a dint. Aili 4500. A diet. Muscatine cv., pop. 14,400,
PER ei i aap NM Bie ess sess cea cee ests siet Tere a
oh 4 esl rd sngie a es na a r) Becker HOMEY seed ES tH RPE REE S REG ooe 77
ieee Peli tis Hee eet eee ene a
5a diet. tein eo, | pop. isa, FPirtomn GT. ceccasnesas Socialis at weed ef aki ate ayo fr
Koerting N...........; Pee Arata at Pa qag | Grermmel Herman...scc cece sccreereereres |
nt ae a Rb ate Ty | Cereal FG Wee epeeescceseneeeenseee
Bam ie ee MN NN a ert ele ele eee . 46
LEON Hentachel H......... sake Akaka Wek nd hdmi ha eae i)
Gil diat, Decatur co. jar. SOO, Kautman Ferd... ...-cece0e: eee Ro cede ieee oie +
Nustein Jheob....... Der Wak a nce .. 18h) Kuhns George....-..c2cce NEPA e a ans a6
LYONS TVCISERG ET Gos seeeee: Sees eee aaa fit
ad dist, Clinton co., pop, 52nd, Wilmerine Al Wiiccnciciaes SF
Atkinson <& Wickmuller. ,.... fa - NEWTON
Schneider PMA 2 pe rcce rien, Pitan wa oe eo 4th dink, Jasperca,, Pop, GM
SOMOS EL ED a echoed a ecelifssc ct Sy | ber ot Bonide stetthecz ses dccanvansfues
NicGREGOR ORCHARD
Ebling ea Gayton eo,, pop. 2500, al diet. Mitele]] co., pap, 250,
Wenn y eee fea Meh toe ee, oe ed Orchard Mw... ccs ees Cue terrae ee Sao en
; a ee ee ed soeernneas }
MANGH ESTER. dth OSKALOOSA 7,400,
Beard eeu SHIRL tic Beckman L0Wise..sscsccsece sectecceceaeees a oe
MogU OKETA eo en Beckman M. Fessserssenereeressensersscsee . oA
dd diet. Jackson va,, pop. #200, Blackstone T. Foo. cerer eee IE g
Amsley A, M... Sidttseeseteseencecce,, fy | Plimesley Wi Teer. BM
Domubran F..... Sig or ay gq Hower Gros fun-ia nad ica aaa ne Daa pe TH
Fisher d& Amaley... Wee | cles no | Lee Fi PROGW NEL daw ertenaneonronsenbussepsisee Md
Oss!
Dd dist. MANION 2400, ree wingesbtotl oy, pop, 1,200,
Onley. GN. ceeceececceee, a ee ok 129 Fbeithemiprer Hoicsecseccecc-cccctseersecancracne LOT
MARSHALLTOWN OTTUMWA
i clist, Marshalltown co,, pp. $00,. = it dist. Wapello rao,, pop. 12,500,
PAR Mri pie streets ecto tll aq | Amelang Pano... Faee re eras fits
Doiterich J. FB... .ccccc.0:..-. BBS sii ec o Bensberg & Cheadle... cece ucccecessee 1D
Hartwell FH...... epee ie Bs as! 1g | Bingham Bob......... PWG Wie ecm aera cee eres q
Schieffer WM. ....,.-.....:.0.-ss-..-..... oa, 121 Ernie lee teria sen eveniiaecetco te ees 124
. MONTR OnE Hohe (leorge & Bro : 5
Ai dist. Lee co., pop. 1200, Hingubaker Bros... ..0- steer ceveceneseences ae

CLARK Ae AEE RS.

OTTUMWA, TA.

SSS 1 lS ee

Keil G. Weeveesestsescereee Ne tant eee = eee 78) Leas W. Re eee ae Bagee JSR Sb pepe eee cf

320

ens = Ms : ; SS ee eee

Mier Fi a ee 43 oo ae

TRAER |
Moree DN ee ee cee ceteeee oe ee Ath iat, tame ae 1480 1
PELLA Bubmann ©). F.oo.cccccsecsceeccsscces ehcnsss 7
dth dist, Marion co, pop, 4000 Jacobowsky Taint cst ibs bh Eee ee ace
Leong a, Bde ee cetaeko aE TRIPOLI 5 ‘|
PERRY td diet, Hremer co, pop. 208 |
fth dist, Dallas eo, pop. 1900 Crowe An <i onssn akira eae tet shea unpe
Bunith Flimabétbiiedsceccsceeclo occas. 208 VAIL }
RED OAK 1d dist. 1 Snare eee .
6th diet, Montromery co, pop. 4500 Kohl Fred.. Lida puke sane mae pik
Geena Boe eseddecsteesecs vsccuccee ca. JOT VILE Ison
Miyerg BA... ces, ean: secsensee 202 Sth diet, Montgomery co, pop. 2200
REIN ee irdlinger Louis.. sr tap Sar inl al i .
di dist, Grundy co, pop. A WASH INGTON.

Steffen & Puck Sl dist, Washington co, pop, 4050

BGG bee pea hee here Pe

Schmidt J, Fiieiek par a renee ee P
RIVER JUNCTI ON bs ear E. oe .
24 dist, Johnson oo, pop. anal : rer esa S re eet Ct ee |
Museen. Da. teintesseescsteseserssases cas 0 "WATERLOO |
Sl cliet, Black Hawk 6G tf
SICOURNEY ice er 8
ath Abst, Beakuk TO, Poy. lh oe ey athe Se ae Sie ae S |
be Me BSR ee e8cc pe eneweneng) ene vane cadaes 15 | Friedlander ML, Mi Fo.ecsecsecsenerenrerseeses “4
Behriever Weow....cccccccccescesecceeeseeee 14 | Witham D. He--seeeeeteeteeesnnreessseens OOS
SIOUX CITY __ WAUCOMA |
dd dist, Woulbury co, pop. 1900 iil dist, Fayette ro, pop. 60 4 |
Amsler & Baudeliif. ii... ..cceccace vecseceacee Qh | ecbrautzber Lome. 20... vereersaeesesannsbenns 7, |
Achloy A; ME ea 35 WAUKON i:
Maurer ( . dist, Allamakes co, pop. 1906 a
C1 hh he ee ee ee 1s Fordnay Cl. de Firog:.....cksccetee ee 117
SPENCER WAVERLY 7
3 dd dist, Clay co, pop. 1440 Sd dist, Bremer co, pop. 3400
Maria i Ptome..._.. Pree ed oe ee ‘ 105 | Fauve John. Per TTTTerTreTTiiirritii tiie eta 115
ee SPILLVILLE | Schultze oe ssecheieer eae en ieee
ist, Wintheshick co, pop. S80 | Selbig & econ a) ee one
EV BT | DORM iicessvesviecaascccegseceesseeee LO WHEATLAND
ST CHARLES od dist, Clinton eo, pop, 1100 i
bth dist, Madison co, pop, Tad | Meyer H... .2--0c0eseeaee teneas seneaneeee Oo
tie) Jamed...---.ersccsevssesseetarecceverecssy LTD WILTON een
STrUART 2 2d dist, Huoscatine co, pop. 1980 a
hs Sth dint, Guthrie co, pop. Jeo ‘Witmer J. M. & Co.. eae nn
Rothman ©... eeeceeeeeeceeetereerereenres 182 Peete ler WW. Ba... .c0aceb caeeiaeeee plea emcee ir ae
TAMA WINTERSET r
4th diel, Tama co, pop. 1766 Sth dist, Madison co. pop. @aa wif
Bunge J, MI... veeevsesaneree LGB Hickman J.. snore sapien
“TIPTON, WORTHI NCGTON Ff
ad dist, Cedar coe, pop. JO 30 dist, Dubuque co, pop. Te al
Goodrich FL W.,...... atc rtaettessceace SEO Amtteppenee (0 0 si iaca a ee i?

321

Appendix 2: Cigar Manufacturers in lowa — 1893 with factory number

eee eo OR

REFERENCE BOOK

TOBACCO TRADE.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE INTERNAL REVENDE BUREAU,

SS ——————

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COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY THE

T. H. DELANO PUBLISHING Co.
PROPRIETORS oF TOBACCO,

102 GHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK,

COPYRIGHTED, 1493,

322

ATDOBON,

Larsen & Christiamson..........+ 265
AVOCA.

| Dallen, J. BH... ..0-.--cnseeeeee . 140

Gruenewaldt, Anna E..... eer |
BAXTER,

Gauch, Aug oa ee ee pPreeen #6
BEDFORD

Himdman, B. FF... ...ces: ee...

BELLEVUE CENTERVILLE.
Sree cde eras ndie eee titi ae L.. <i ee
Erhardt, GUS........s0.000. 63 | Mumal Brod... ...-...cceesereeees S054

BELLE PLAINE. CHARITON.
Bender, M.. ae weeeee 254 | Doorman, Fred. C..........00c00, a1
BLOOMFIELD, Rhodes & Bom.......cceeneeneeae 19D
te Tames 4. va Bt CLARINDA.

Herman & Painter. . weessse 163 | Byerley & Raymond............. 287
BRAYTON. CLINTON,

Landberg, Adolph ...... ets a . 260 | Gathe, J, W, H..............-.. 176
el Hurwitz, Ienac.. 2.2... c.0c0ce0... BOB
BUFFALO. | Jacobs, I. Feeseeeseerecrereees 7

Waepi, Jno.. 164 | Jessen, J. H.. ageeces cess LOY

SE RGIS, Schulz, Herman. . reisiaren aie « | on

Bauer, Henry. . eeseseerse. OD COGGON.

one oe WPT. os ave nua secs a Hall, Jobin.. sae . 128

Dechner, Joseph 143 COLUMBUS JUNCTION,

Doering Bros. ........22..0+:0e5: 147] Klotz, M. W.. ace Bd

Duncan, G o., & Co oy

Gale, C. F od | Corning Cigar at reraariee

pao, F iz 115 i: ee eee cs | LM

apler, Commi... -.sceaeceecacs 109
Eauber, A.... 110 CORY DON.
toe ea 40 | Sample Bros. Cigar Company.... 247
: 7 =a

Hobict, Ero 119 COUNCIL BLUFFS.

i ee 105 | Benner, MM, 5... tein oe

Lange, Fred . Bil Cork, E. L.. Pee eee ee aed Le

Lehmann, Joseph . 180 ee FoDeeeeeeeeernee 152

Lorber, Jas... 220 c eee enna enenes 249 | Hober, A. , REAPER eer aes LED

Norton, Frank ¢ . & Jensen, F.. a Ly

Ockert, Jaoob . 14H Kaiser & Wells eee pete ae ace wk 108

Ohlmutz, David 174 | King, D., & Co 7B

Smith, George 152 | Lamb, F. a : eek nse 100

Sorenson, P, A 167 | Levin, F. R eran iecnerny. Lae

Wilkin, Al... ices ceases recs sees 6l | Luchow, L.- ctwcteesecaees 1B

Wolff, C... rae 111 | Peterson, Edward. waren: La

Wrage, Henry...... 3 | Smith, Edward... eeetee ace: ul

Young, Jno mae ve 161 Voight, H. J... areas ercne win) LEE

CASEY CRESTON,
Gumdriim Brom. .....02cuneenaee at ee ae ee ane
momerer, O. tae ee eee : .
CEDAR RAPIDS. eee WMT. eee TU

Halg, Joseph. . 909 | Peargom, C....ccececeeeeneseanee Lb

Hu zat . —

. Joseph. wai. DAVENPORT.
McCarthy, ro. W essesaesceses 266 | Albrecht, Otto, ee eee 20
Muzik, Res aa .. 164 Beck, H.... Soe |=
Nasime, al : 185 | Behm, Willa. ecaaues |
Palda, J. L.. vecarecccseeee BO | Flogwe, Do ......cccccccccecesceee 121
Wilhelm. E. i; apes rae 29 reser) (anda eee ee Lied

IOWA.
FOURTH INTERNAL REVENUE DISTRICT.

Brockmn, C....... eee eee = |

323

ELDOX.

eee ee penne ree beeen
tefl es Al coe eee ee Re :
DeBaitie, H. b......sccseee a Shang, B.S-.+-+-sseseeree seen oss
Flies, 2 io FAIRFIELD.
Fi-her, Rudo : - .
as cor : Bevering, ¥m. F.....-...-.-.+++
: NW . 2 ch ;
SL tl ee r Goohner, Fritz. ........---00esa 7
ene ot FARMINGTOR,
ED SE Th, ee ee ee ee
Harhert, Hane.. . Doeling, Chas.. seeeereeeee OT
Jacobaon &€ Roeachman.. : FONTANELLE.
Jaeker, Herm rman. . s .
Jessen, C1...) 0 eee ee Katka. dimepi...2s) eee
panes “4 oxten: Wes seine se : FORT MADISON, :
BK, Pre@G. cena e nee eee Hausman, LG. -++es4s, cacacase, 116
Karst, C., & Co.... es cas Hotfman, DO, Besa eet seanc eee ee
Kniogge, © Oss seine ae Johna, Aug. E.....+ecere: side
Koell, P.. O'Brien, Sam'l....... nas eee 153
| Kuehl, Theo. . coueaeenee Treader, L. Be. cee eeeeeneae ..... 101
Kuhnen Co., The Ns eee Seibert, Geo, B......ccceceseeeee BAD
Langenheim, BE. <geneeneee eer ely. ra —
Mame, A. W.. | GLADBROORE,
ariel old. Wagner, Christian,............- a3
lester, Ru olph.. eee mK: |
Raible, F. J...... ...... es | GRINNELL.
Raphael & Co. . ee eee Wootman, WmIm...... a nee a46
Sehier, Israrl, . ite : GUTHRIE CENTEKE.
Schr enke & Mlle eta a ,
Sewet ferent r Cs HAMBURG,

Fred. . Ses e bee heh eR ee ae eee ‘TAT . :
Wahlig, Jie. . si atest See ae Hupp, Harry +. +: crennaatenay =
Welsbopt, Ho... .ccccccceecceeee HARLAN.

Wendt. H. a Be a Fritz Bros. . a ee ee ten J
Wilhelm, Robt. sssesseresees ; Gist & Vilerok......000s000se=s: 1023
ein ee OOS Wyland, We. Wee eeeeeeneemees . 179
Yum, Amos. . ame IOWA CITY
DES MOINES. Schaedier, Wim ............ aves 103
Albrecht, Frank.. ee AlMmerli, Piec cesses = Na a 121
(Cohen, J. R.. Sie ia aee KEOKUE.
Gabrio & Spitz... Berering, Edward,. 2 136
Hauach, Henry. . end I ek 49
Hegle, W.G.....2s1senecesceess = mm nay eee
Herman & Dodsom.........406-5 Brinkman, Joho W. ee ....- 18
Klumb, Pint. aeeeeererie:. oe Cassell, 4... ere
Lotferty seg Ce eoeee | Fisenlath, Jm0...sss+:.+seereeee 20
Larson, A. J.. } Hower dling, AL. eee eee ees
Marks, Lew's.... et ee a = Leaner, Jeo... oy2cngeneaganeeees
hac MTV eseescestenee eee Moe OR ace ee ee a 1
SATtor, Ww. R,. eat as Pilieg. Edward...... since eee 141
Thiel, Ing. Q,...scccecesneceenes dasch. George E.....-.sse000s vy
Youngerman, F, Wo... .ceeecaee Reimbold, W. E. . oo
| ert, Gans greene eee cee .

| DE WITT Sheehan, Jas. D......ccscce oes . 3
Cannole, J, J..--..-cccenecnssass Ward Brog,.....-ccesceeeccecees 28
Rowland, H. J.. = See nk Anderson, J. EB. -..ccerre eee eeee . &

Qyerkamp Bros..... ono 190
DIXON. Schneider, Adam......c.0cc00ees 104
Heuer & Westphal......cceeuacs Weilage, Hw... sccsense00s sole

324

- MARINGO.

Bpoahiler, (. dees cvecneseecgauauns 197
PRIMETMAT, GAS. wee eet ees . 189
MAHION,

Oakley. Mrs. G. N.. ... 126)
Shroman. Geo, 3f.. ch

M \QUOKETA,

Doubrawa, F. Secs. ‘pl
McCaffrey, O.. atthe fess, SO
MINDEN
Dallen, Aug..... eee 28d
MONTICELLO
i Oe ee ees cae me eee . 212
Podhagki. F. M.......s20--05e05 . 180
Starry, Lowis.... 10. 1 oD
MOUNT PLEASANT.

Oran, G, Biss ii ee oe ee aa bb eo a4
Schlep, Wm... 17 |
Tanchert. Jno. . as
Waible, Chas. . 2
MUSCATINE,

Balluff. ©... . 46
Becker, Henry. » 143
Begey, A. _ 204
Gonbeocht, F. G.. . 136
Gcremmel, ©.. . 120
Gretmel, H..... cence eee e nen =O
Heuer, William. . 6a
SUM a od
Kauifm=n, Joseph, & Son....... Ta
Mucha, J. O ST
Reimensrhne der & Theobold. . a
Schwertfeger, Charles..........-. 107
NEWTON,

Se aievsseemeeenseeneenne BL

OAKLAND.
0 a 135
ee
Chaner, W. BE... eamecea ome
OSKALOOSA,
Beckman, M.......-. eee cae Le
Beckman, M. J..cceccecenenssee 89}
Premk, 0. dF Got... ne nnn . 208
Hetherington. J. W., & Co...... 202
Hineslay, W. F.... 64 eae ee eee aes STI
Bowar, (1. Beis cece cee ee ee eeeee SO
OTTUMW A
Amtlange. Paul......-. . i
Mn Li MR pee ei ees . 28e
peer Ale ec wssans 0
Fecht, Julius. ........ oe _ a

Graves Cigar lat ll
(raves hen

Hainiscn eas Levi.
Nendric kr & Co..

Morey~Meyers" Cigar bane: :
O Connell, Ja me & Bros. . °

| Pallister Bros...

Held & Van Vieit.. rere
Lecoce, J. Poccs.ccccccesceeenes

PERRY. i
Christ, Louis. . apmeeiieee a ws
Culbertson, A.. See Go Galaga eek
RED OAK,
Niemeyver,O, Aasseccecsaceeseuas
SEYMOUR.
Gade, 0. 8... ee reece ec ncaeee eens 188
7 SLIGURNEY.
Fritz & Son. . eee OL
Ware, Mary M.. nuckecueeteee, ati
STUART.

O'Neill, Fedward......cusccse0e, 46
Pea TIT, fe eee eee e eee ee Le
TAMA.

Moalar, G. Huseescncsncceaeeaseee L1G
TOLEDO,

Toland & Baxtar.........0+: <tie Soe
TRAER,

Bimpecn, P. Fo... ssseecsaseeeees SOO
WALNUT.

Blohm, Martin A. . seaeea SO
WHAT CHEER.
Broermaz, ©. Foo... sss see ennaaae 167
Van Der Meiden, Arthur........ 173
WHEATLAND.

Sa ater ca nano . 175
| Hall, A. BM, dr.. senenee 10

| WINTERSET.
Hickman. Joseph TeTTTrrTTiTr Te He
Williams Bros, . pee
, WOLCOTT.
Ruhmor, C......+. aseeee 100
YALE,
Miller, Herbert & Co.......caans oT

325

Appendix 3: lowa Cigar Manufacturers by City — 1902

United States Directory

fo o

hat

Cigar Manufacturers
Leaf Tobacco

Importers, Packers and Dealers

INCLUDING

Leat Tobacco Exporters, and Commission
Merchants and Leat Tobacco Ware-
houses of Havana
AND

Porto Rico Cigar Manufacturers

Compiled and Published
by

JAY YY. KROuUT

Editor “The Tabacco World”
224 Arch Street, Philadelphia

326

IOWA.

DisTRIcT. COLLECTOR. ADDRESS.
Third, . 2.2 2s 2s wae sl) Wy Patterson, . 2...) Dubuque.
Fourth ., ... «1. .. ..). Mi Kemble ... .. ... Burlington.

ACKLEY=d. AN AMOS A—3-

Carey, BL GL. Fisher roa.

ADEL—4. ee papas:
Dawes, E, A. ADUTE WS, « WW,
1A ATLANTIC.
os Dacken & Wallner
Porter, J. T. Gillet}. H.C.
ALGONA—Z, AUBDUBON—4,
Potter & Wergand Kinde, al, ©.
Vau Derlinden, %. AVOCA—4,
Sta Dolleu, J. H.
AME S—3. Grenewald & Kalin
Bighmey, F, W. Healy, C0. T.
28 CIGAR MANUFACTURERS OF THE UNITED STATES. CIGAR MANUFACTURERS OF THE UNITED STATES.
BEACON—4, CARROLL—3. COON RAPIDS—3. DECORAH—3.

Phillips, Joby EE,

BEDFORD—4.
Jogeph, Wm. 2.

BELLE PLAINE—4.
Pecenku, Frank
Tonsley, Geo. RB,
BELLEVUE—4.
Degitz, B.
Ehrhardt, G.

Dunn, Jas. A.
Herman, W. A.

BOONE—3.

Contes & Moerke
Ernsdorf, Mrs. Af.
Flint, J.

schiweln, John G,

Boy Di.
Ttekmann, A,

BRIGHTON—4.,
Walter, MI. HH.

BUFFALO—4,
Wasp, Jobn

BURLINGTON—4.

Aylward, John
Ruder, Henry
Kaumberger, T. H.
Look Cigar Co.
Dehner, Andrew
Dehner, Jae,

Ebert. Christ

Gall Cigar Co, C. F.
Guenther, I G,
Ticck, Wm. J.
ETitte, wT, A,
Holstein, Conrad
Hoalstetn, Herman
Hunger, J. H.

Ind, Deaminiek
Roett & Alohannah
Meleon, €. Hi,
Scherer, Felix
Sorenson, Caroline
Wrage, Henry
Young, J. F.

Paschal, & cf.

Richmaoo, EB. F.
Wiederhold Bros.

CASEY—4,
Bower, A. J.

CEDAR FALLS—3.

Hedden, RK. &,
Muvis, J. HH.

CEDAR RAPIDS.

Cedar Hapida Cigar Co.
Hayek, Jos,

Kopel, Loon

Musik. Frank

Flumb, Jas. A.
Hobinson, ‘This.

Russell & Coa, G. F.
Willeim, E. B.

CENTERVILLE—4.
Stereoug, J. A.

CHARITON—41.
Brock, G Hy,
Holmes, A. J.
CHARLES ClT¥—3.
Lanz, Chas.
Liesenberg, J. Ta
CHARTER OAK=3.

Brabow, Joho

CHEROKEE—3.
Bender Bros,

CLARKSVILLE—3,
Hirsh, H. EE.

CLINTON—4.

Gathe, J. W. A.
Hunt & Stewart
Jacobse, H. I.
Jessen, J. H.
Nelson, Oe,
Nleleon, A.
Haun, Jena. A.

COLFAX—4.

COLUMBUS CITY—4,
Eath, J. HH.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION—4.
Kiotz, M. W.

larkert, Peter
CORANING—4,
Fbillippir, W. J.

COUNCIL BLUFFS—4.

Campbell, C, fh.
Cook. E. L-.
Green, Geo. H.
Hober, Adolpl
Jensen, Feeter
This, (east,
King, T. 1,
Lee, 31. J
Levin. FL i,
Loichow, DL,
Mulouew, “Elias.
Nugent & (o,
Peterson & Thome

CRESCO—3,
Alittonm,. E. F.

CRESTON=—4,

BDAVENPOR T—4.
Behm, Wi.
Blesse, Diedrich
HKoettzer, Edwwaril
Boettzer, H. J.
Brockman, Mire. Alarcoret
Datel, HH. Hy,
Ferach, Ambrose
Geeterlh, W. & EF.
tions de (no. DD,
Haak, Perdinanidl
Haak, Heurr
Hnnssen, C.F.
Harkert & Bhosle
Jacohsen, Jb, Peter N,
Joage & Odin
Ruhnen Co, Sicholkies
Melnik, Jahn
Miller & Stroller
Maciler, Edwaril
Peterson, XX. 7,
Raphael & Co.
Bouerhery. Hans FL
Bchuls, G. 0.
Selle, Jae
Sunderkruch., A. TH.
Wabhhz. Dolio
Wathike, Ben.
Welskopf, AHenrr
Westphal, A. J.
Wieekhoret, J. F.
Wollenuherg, C, L,

Bronus, ti, PF.
Helwig, fF. 1.
tnbie & Jnnosen

DENISON—z.
Moeller, Auguat

DES MOINES.

Albrecht, Frank
Larnett, Lone J.
Dodson & Stroewder
Frederick, J, LL.
Gabrin Co, W. F.
tintfirenud, Gs.
Lars, AT irew of.
Lavine, Alas
Level, Jape
AInibeek, A. oC,
Marx & (no.

£nttor,. Win. B.
Epiliz & Young
Wieland & Uo, CC. T.
Young, J. Tb.

DEWITT.
Wiese, Laois

DOW S23,
Hoenn & Co, J. W.

DUBLUGUE—2.
Andres. T, BE,
Tirmakesy Tine,
Burke, a. “T.
Geyer, a. 7,
Heller & Vagt
Holz, Frank
Hubert Pros,
Jneger Cignr Co, AL GO.
Olinger, J. EB,
Seuster, Leonard
Veeher, Al,
DYERSV/ILLE—3,

Roth, Leowerd
ELDON—4.
Hemilriclks, VW, A.
ELBORA—3.
Hicks & Co. 0. F.
ELGRIBGE—4.
Hila & Strhone

ELGIN—3.
Palda, Sr, L. J.

327

30 CIGAR MANUFACTURERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

ELMA—3.
Jnaper, J. Bi.

ESTERVILLE—3,
Western Clear (a,

FAIRFIELD,
Bereiing, a. F.
Donner & o,, W. Ta

FARLEY—3,

Anderson, (har.
Hogan, J. H.

FARMINGTON—4.
Chapman, Fe
larmington Cigar (op.

FOREST CiITY—3.

AGole, Thos. H.
Mason, Mork I,

FT. ATKINSON—2,
Rohout & Coa. 0. A,

FT. DODGE—3
Khlerding & Heurr
Feachoanu, Edwarl EH,
Richard, J. wo,

FT. MADISON—4.,

Haessing, HH. G.

Hiansmiio, Le.

Holling, «FB,

Flutton, Ei,

Johns, A, FE.

Ritter, 0. WW.

Tronte, W. E.

GARDEN GROVE—4,
Bchaeher, 0H 8,

GARNER—3,
Otto, F.
GLADBROOK—4,
Wagner, ©.
GLEN WooD—4.
Wilson & Iteiskow
GRAFTON=2.
Kasparék, A. FE.
GREENE—3.
Matt, I.
GREENFIELD—4,

Crawford, J. W.

GRINNELL—4,
Armatrong, H. G.

GUTHERIE CENTER—4.

Yeager, E. Ti.

GUTTENBERG—i.
Meyer & oro, Adolph

HARLAN—4,
Neediiam & Saligare

HARTLEY—3.
Hogenbarth, Katherina

IDAGROVE—3.
Brechwald Gros.

INDEPENDENCE—3.,
Leyitse, Albert
Stout, Sinipeson
Wood, al, 1D,

INDIANOLA—4.
Hanach, Hearr

1oOwA CIT¥—t.
Tonvalinka, John
Echalla, dr. John
Bwore Co, Gen, VW,
LUnnah, Cliak
Almmerh, Pred

ioWwA FALLS—3,
Nabb, L. Tb.

KEORUK—4,
Hevering, E.. 7.
Mrinkinnin, J. 0.
Eisemstvatl, <Taelna
Hagbert, John
Kellner, oA.
hieeeelitimg, AL
Reratt, (Geo,
Leezer, John
Lowenstein, Geo,
Moeller, Joa.
PYaite, Carl
Fflug, E.
Towers, Walter
tetchmanon, H. F.
Ttefmbolkl, Wm.
Seibert, Stoplien
Sheehan, John 1,
Stidler, Jno, iG,
Word Tras,

KAO WILLE,
Sheahan, D. AL

CIGAR MANUFACTURERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

LAKE CIT ¥—3.
Piennig, W. E,

LAPORTE ciTY=3.
Drke. E. E.

LEMAR S—2.
Roepke, Hi, A.

LENOXM—4,
Bushoens, Lillkin Mf.

LEON—4,
Evan, J, If.
LIMESPRINGS—zZ,
Irerson, wi. 0.

LOGAN—3.
Jolingom, Albert

LONGGROVE—4.
Jncoebson, Chas, PF.

LOW DEN—t.
Henke, Albert

LYONS—4.
Srhmeliler, Ackin
Simona, Nick.
Wellage, Eerie tt
MADR ID—#.
Coleman, VW, FE.

MANCHESTER—3,

RANA MG—3.

Meoerke, Tatl
Thiet lial, .ldiiis

MAN SON—2,
Alyers, iis. W,

MAPLETON—3.
tasniunssenm, A,

MAGUOKETA=3.
Dionbrawa, Prk

MARBLE ROCK—2,

Gipemedd, 1. Ts

La Calle, Peter

MARLO M4.
Benedict Pris,

MARSHALLTOWN—3.

Tantuh Pteee.

Irebst, Lasiis

"Ta llaweit, al lbeh ok.

MASON CIT ¥=__3.
Dhinmick & Wrate
Scheetz, Mary
Thayer & Sona, I. MM,

MIN DEN—4,
Pollen. Atdgeuast

MISSOUR! VALLEY—4,
Schulimelster, J. G.

MONTICELLO—4,
Starry, Lowis

MOULTON=4.
Davie Bros,

MT. PLEASANT—4,

Guin, Guatave A,
Leedkai Hrs,
Schlich, Piwnk
echilicp, Wm,

MUSCATINE},

Asthaler, Jacols
ecker, TW. I,
Beger, 4. 0,
Bennuinger, TA.
Fichemiuer, (en,
Felger, Jolin J.
Fuller, Frank HL.
(eottlrmeelit. I. a.
reine, 7. TT.
Cirtnimel, 1. FE.
Hener Win,
koriger ros,
Lohr & TWeoniker
Adaedun, Jatiy 0,
Schrantiarer, Henry

WAaASHLUA—3,
Eneklin, To. ah.

HEVADA—s.
“nbn, Alrs, WW. T.

328

32 CIGAR MANUFACTURERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

NEW HAMPTON,

Mallar, Thos. F,
Bioke, A. A.

OAK LAN Dam},
Jnoole, WW, C.

OCHEYEDAN=3.
Eilerbrook, Joho J,

OELWEIN—2,

Achlhinner, EB. E.
lounge, & E.

ORANGE CITY—3.

Baer, D. MM.

O34GE—3.

Editor Cigar Ca,
Sinapeeonm, H. A.

OSKALOOSA,

Heckinan, M, J.
Davis Bros,
Hownar, C. FE.
Koenepless, LL. P.
Tousler, IF, I,

OTTU MW A—4,
Aimelnng, Paul
Clark, GV.
Ebrman, F. A,
Fecht, Emil
Peeht, Julims
Girdves & Bon, F. J,
MéIee & Patter
Neville & Co.
Oridiek Clear Co,
Sumner, Thos.

PANORA—,
hautzman, Hamilton

PELLA—4,
Ener, Cornelia
Hendricks, Ddett

Grist & Maroney

RED OAK—4,

Nement, ‘Titus
Colberteon, A.
Frey, Mrs. E, A.
oreen, J, FH,
Madden, Thess. FE.
Pricsman & Larson

ROCKFORD—2.
Dreger, A,

ROCK RAPIDS—32,
Tauseh, Frank

ROCK VALLEY—3Z,
Schemmer, Philip

ROCKWELL CITY—3.

Kennelly, 1. CG,
Goamawak, Jas, A.

S4C CITY—3i.
Coo & Stum

ST. ANSGAR—Z,
liralish, W. J.

SANBORN—3,
Kruse & Bahns

SHELDOON—3,
Connelly, F. N,
Honea, A. H,
Lang, Emannel

SHELL ROCK—3.
Hurrah. Th. FE.

Hindman, BH, F,

SIBLEY—3.
Stitch, FB, M,

SIDNEY —4.
Alauer & Bipes

SIOUX CITY =,

Cnrlatrom. Tda
Fugstrand, J. TD,
Gordan, J, 43.
iionlon & Son
Kleeman, Carl
Alnuer & (a,
Murtay & Oo. J.
Peckham © Carlson
Renault, El.
Tierpelis, EF. C.
Sion Citt Clear Co.
Sireigel & Teach
Womlworth, J. N.
Wulf, Henry

SPENCER—3.
Hazen & Stuciife
spencer Cigar Co.

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Appendix 4: Internal Revenue Service Tax Districts for lowa

1866
15* Mount Pleasant — Keokuk
2™¢ Muscatine — Davenport
37 Dubuque
4‘ Toledo — Ottumwa
5" Adel — Des Moines

6'" Eagle Grove

1881
2™¢ Muscatine — Davenport
37 Dubuque
4" Toledo — Ottumwa

5 Adel — Des Moines

1886
2" Davenport
3'7 Dubuque

4" Burlington

1893
3"? Dubuque

4" Burlington

1905
3'7 Dubuque

4" Burlington

1930 — 1953

lowa

331

This is a picture of an old cigar box with the original hand-made cigars in it.
(This is not an Ottumwa cigar box.)

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